Living in an Unlocked Prison Cell

Scripture: Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? Romans 6:16

Observation: Paul is writing to believers to ask, “Should we keep sinning since we are now covered by grace?” The answer is, no. Even Christians, set free by Christ, can fall back into slavery by choosing to present themselves to sin. Imagine someone choosing to live in an unlocked prison cell, or to serve an evil master after then had been released. Whoever I obey, that is my master. Sin or obedience.

Application: Convicted this week about my purity. Yes I have the filters on my computer, etc., but the struggle for pure eyes has many different battlefields. Satan has many weapons in his arsenal, and he keeps on coming. If I give in, I am presenting myself as an obedient slave to sin, to immorality. Funny—we extol the freedom we have in our country to view whatever we want. But this freedom is a lie—it is really a step into slavery. It is choosing to live in the unlocked prison cell. God, let me redouble my commitment and dependence on you for freedom in this area.

Prayer: God, today I choose obedience. I want to be a slave to you, not to anything on this earth. Help me keep my mind and eyes clean, for you, for my wife, for my kids.