Obey Your Master

Remember the Metallica song 'Master of Puppets'? First, what a great song! Second, it reminds me of 1 Corinthians 6:12, Paul says "All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be enslaved by anything." The word enslaved can also be translated Mastered. Who is your master? Romans 6:16b "..you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness". When we focus on what we want and what will make us happy we are slaves to sin. When we are more consumed with Jesus and what He desires we are slaves of obedience. A friend of mine starts every prayer with Master... what a vivid reminder of who He is speaking with. Take a few minutes today and think back through the last day, are you Mastered or controlled by your own desires or the desires of Jesus? We will make our master known by how we live? So.... who do you obey?