Remember Who We Are #30

Some of Paul's strongest statements about who we are, as compared to who we were, are found in his letter to the Romans, like in chapter 6:
17 But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, 18 and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. 19 I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.

We are set free, yet, at the same time, we are slaves.  We have a new master.  Our master used to be sin - d downhill disobedience to God; now our master is righteousness - a rising desire and ability to obey Him. The picture here is of willing submission to our master.  Not only were we slaves to our sin, we really kind of liked it - that's why we kept giving in to it over and over again.  But now that we have been bought back and brought back by God, we are learning the joy of trusting and obeying Him, and want to more.  Since we are free, we now have the ability to chose to lovingly and willingly submit to Him. Let's do it.