Romans 6:16 Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?
Everyone serves someone thus the question is “Who do you obey?” The CREATOR or the created? There are many who would exalt themselves and place the focus on some aspect of their life for others to lift up. Others are enamored with entertainment or sports personalities. Man’s ego is a harsh taskmaster and will ultimately lead him to death and destruction. The bands of slavery to sin were broken by Our Lord Jesus Christ and Him alone were you made free. His Blood was, is, and will continue to be sufficient in all cases on your behalf but you must present yourself as a Holy and acceptable living sacrifice as Paul wrote in chapter 12:
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
It is our choice to which path we take and once on the path, we can decide to depart that narrow path at any time. This is why our mind must be renewed and we must daily prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of FATHER. You will recall that Hezekiah did what was good and right and true before the LORD his God. Because of the path he took, FATHER blessed and prospered him.
You obey who you trust. Do you trust yourself more than FATHER? Do you trust some man’s word more than the CREATOR? It is critically important that each of us become sensitive to FATHER’S Voice and HIS SPIRIT. We have been set free from sin that we become slaves of righteousness.
Each path has its reward, payoff, or “wages”. Paul wrote in Romans chapter 6:
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of GOD is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Jesus Himself reassured us that FATHER is looking out for our best interest as He shared in Matthew chapter 6:
25 “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?
26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?”
You only need to look out the window at the birds to see a simple example of FATHER’S provision. The birds do not have to hoard in order to be sustained throughout the seasons. Obedience to FATHER will put you on the path to provision whereas any other path will place you in a state of scarcity.
What does the word “obey” mean? To comply with the command, direction, or request of (a person or a law); submit to the authority of. This definition denotes the reality that we have a choice in the matter. Some would say that we have no choice because FATHER is sovereign. HE sovereignly had Paul write to the Romans that indeed they were sovereignly given a choice in that path they took. Those words apply to us as well. Love demands a choice and the Author of unconditional Love has sovereignly given us the decision of which path we take. As for me, I pursue FATHER’S path of life.
FATHER created all and knows the intricacies of every aspect of my life. I have my being IN HIM and Who better to lead me and guide me than the ONE who created me. I set aside my own understanding and obey HIM even though it may not make sense to me at the time. HE instructs us to be of good courage as we walk in faith this walk of Love knowing that HIS provision is at hand. Who will you obey? It is your choice!