The Free Servant

1 Peter 2:16 – “Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a coverup for evil, but living as servants of God.”

I think a lot of us have missed the true meaning of freedom. Freedom doesn’t mean that we can do whatever we want. True freedom enslaves us. Only when we are enslaved in service to God are we truly free.  That is hard for us to understand, but as Christians we are called into a relationship with the Ultimate Master who loves us unconditionally.  This Master has sacrificed and paid a great price to purchase our lives.  This Master has given us much to be thankful for.   Shouldn’t it be easy to serve a Master like that?

This verse reminded me of how thankful I am to be a servant of the Ultimate Master – and for the true freedom that He gives.  No longer am I forced to be a servant to my sinful nature, but I am now free to be a servant to The Master – and in Him I will find real freedom.