1 Corinthians 9:19
“ For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all so that I might win more of them”
“ I am set free, it is for freedom that I am set free” - I Am Set Free ( All Sons & Daughters)
The Lord speaks to me through songs sometimes. Obviously the impact found within the song gets its power from the Spiritual Truth of the Word capture between it’s chords but regardless... My freedom, the freedom I have found in the Love of Christ has a purpose. Yes it has released me from multiple prisons and chains that I have shackled myself with, but more than that, more than just affecting me, my freedom now allows me to affect others and show them how to attain it.
I am also now faced with the paradoxical dilemma that comes from the Truth that ,in order to be an example of freedom and an arrow that points to the source of my freedom I have to be freely willing to sacrifice that freedom to become a servant. That means thinking of myself last, putting others first, acting upon the desires that the Lord has for me and not my own. Whether that practically looks like allowing everyone to grab their food before I grab mine, or laying myself down and allow another person to take the lead.. It could also mean willingly submitting and joyfully doing anything and everything that might be asked of me, while always keeping an eye out for ways of going the extra mile and doing more than the bare minimum. Even as I’m typing this out a part of me is growing more and more anxious,waiting to freak out and say“ BUT I CAN’T DO THAT !“ ... and that’s the whole point, I can’t.
If I try I’ll just put on the same shackles of bondage that Christ has already freed me of. In the same way that it was only Him that could set me free of my sin and the prison I had created for my self, so is He the only one that will be able to empower me to do this at times seemingly impossible task. The beauty of it is, that in my weakness, I now as a daughter of God have no other choice ( or desire) but to let my heavenly father help me and it’s that strength that He gives me that will allow me to do the impossible, and ultimately bear witness and testify to the unfailing strength and love of Christ.
Whether that’s cleaning, cooking, waking up early on my off days or sharing my popcorn, what I’m doing doesn’t matter, it’s how I’m doing it that does.
Is it reflecting the Love of God and showing the power of freedom found within that love, or is it reflecting my fleshly self, one can lead people to an eternal life with the Creator, the other can put someone off of that Love and possibly be the excuse they use to separate themselves from it forever . As a christian I may be the only bible someone ever comes in contact with and that truth places in my heart a huge responsibility to act in a manner worthy of the gospel wherever I am and in whatever I am doing. May my life be lived in such a way that my willing servanthood be one that proclaims the gospel, without me ever having to speak a single word.
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