Serving God

The counter-intuitive idea of serving God is tied up in the idea of freedom or slavery. We tie ourselves to God and to his teachings. A pile of ‘do this and shan’t do thats.’ It seems to the outsider that Christians chain themselves to a puritanical and demanding master.

Humans are wired to serve. We will serve something.

This is where the ironic bit comes in. If you ask people who have given their lives to God, they will describe the freedom that results from this choice. They speak as sons and daughters not as slaves.

Choosing God allows us to reject other far more demanding and demoralizing task masters; fear, lust, despair are a few. Take fear for example, if you have ever given yourself over to fear, you will know what awful master it truly is. Fear is an enormous black hole that will never be satiated. You will never hit the bottom. There is always more to fear.

God is the only Master who chooses to serve us. We say, “Yes, I’ll serve you God.” He then kicks in and does everything else; salvation, joy, meaning. I have to say we are getting away with an incredible deal! Take this deal! Run with it and don’t look back. Go forward in His love. Leave all the other masters behind.

1 Samuel 12: 24 Be sure to fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you.

Zach Williams – No Longer Slaves (Live from Harding Prison) – YouTube