Bonded!

Bonded!

Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover or pretext for evil, but [use it and live] as bond-servants of God.
1 PETER 2:16 AMP

For all who have come to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ, they have freedom from the power of sin, death and Satan. For all who have surrendered control of their lives to the Saviour who shed his blood on the cross, they have walked into the grace and mercy that a life of faith can guarantee.

But therein lies the dilemma: you have been called into new life in Christ through your faith, and you have walked into the freedom available in Christ. Actually, what you have is not freedom to live as you choose, but freedom to submit your life to a new benevolent master. Nowhere does God say that surrender to Him is a license to live as you please. You have only exchanged masters, and one way or the other, all of us serve one of two possible masters.

Don't claim exception from rules simply because you are now a Christian: in fact, with your decision, your life has become a public spectacle. People will measure the sincerity of your faith by the things you do. You have to be careful of your decisions and actions, not necessarily because you want to appear 'good' to people, but because you have an understanding that your life is now an altar from which God can stand to minister to the world.

God is the master to all who have given Him control. You are now free from sin but bound to God. Rules have changed; masters have changed, destination too has changed but impact is non-negotiable. Can God count on me to be his servant, showing Him off to the world around me? Does He have full and absolute control over all I am and do? Is my life a platform for His grace to speak? His time of favour is here.