Servanthood

"... not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart" (Ephesians 6:6 NASB)

Some might say watching the Matrix movie trilogy has warped my thinking, but I have come to believe that slavery is not optional. The problem is that the world has bought into Satan's lie that freedom is an absence of authority. The truth is that there is an authority structure over each of us and freedom is found in working within that structure in submission.

Scripture tells us "that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father" (Philippians 2:10-11 NASB). Willingly yielding to Him now is true freedom for both now and eternity. It must lead to respect and obedience to all the authorities He has placed over me following His example.

Whether in a role of leadership or of servanthood, the call is the same: be an ambassador of Christ being transformed into His image. To exhibit the authoritative submission of Christ will certainly make you stick out in the crowd.