Proud to be called Slave

Rom.6:22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. But now…now what? Now that you have been set free from sin. When did that happen? It happened when you accepted Christ. Get this: when you accepted Christ you became a slave to God. Now, we generally apply negative connotations to being called a slave or servant of someone else. However, becoming a slave to God comes with benefits, not abuse. It comes with benefits, not mistreatment and abuse. The “benefit you reap leads to holiness.” To be considered holy by God is a good thing. This is not a holier than thou attitude. This is genuine holiness. So, the benefit of being a slave to God is being considered holy. Meanwhile, the result of being a slave to God is eternal life. I don’t know about you, but Paul, under the Holy Spirit of God, can call me slave, servant, doulos or whatever as long as I get the benefit of holiness resulting in eternal life. —-You see, the reason the word Master has such a bad connotation in our world today is that men are sinners, evil, jerks, selfish, etc. However, God is good and perfect in every way. He has better than your best interest for you. You want a happy meal, but He wants to take you to the Steak House. You’re satisfied with a peaceful easy feeling, but God has Eternal life with Him in mind for you. So don’t be worried about being politically correct with the English translation of doulos. These bond-slaves wanted to be slaves. It was the best deal for them.—- Hey, God can come put me in handcuffs right now, because He has a better plan for me than I will ever have for me. —- But He won’t do hand cuffs. You see, just as He told Adam to freely eat, He wants each of us to freely come to Him. There aren’t barbed wire fences. There aren’t invisible electrical fences to keep us in the fold. He wants us to live for Him, because we love Him. The evidence of His love is before us—-the cross. Jesus said that those who love Him obey Him. Obedience from the heart is how He knows!—- We were once slaves to sin, and we had no problem with that. It even carried consequences leading to death with no benefits! Being a slave to God as our Master is being a pure and holy servant to the God who loves us! Call me what you want. I'm proud to be a slave to God.—- It reminds me of King David dancing before God in worship before all the people, and his wife chastised him for such “un-kingly” behavior. David responded that he would gladly be even more indignant in humility before His God.