~ Are You Truly Free?
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“Though
I am free and belong to no man, I make myself a slave to everyone…” (1
Corinthians 9:19 NIV)
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“Even though I am free of the demands and expectations of
everyone, I have voluntarily become a servant to any and all in order to
reach a wide range of people: religious, nonreligious, meticulous moralists,
loose-living immoralists, the defeated, the demoralized — whoever. I didn’t
take on their way of life. I kept my bearings in Christ — but I entered their
world and tried to experience things from their point of view. I’ve become just
about every sort of servant there is in my attempts to lead those I meet into a
God-saved life. I did all this because of the Message. I didn’t just want to
talk about it; I wanted to be in on it!
“You’ve all been to the stadium and seen the athletes race.
Everyone runs; one wins. Run to win. All good athletes train hard. They do it
for a gold medal that tarnishes and fades. You're after one that’s gold
eternally.
“I don’t know about you, but I’m running hard for the finish
line. I’m giving it everything I’ve got. No sloppy living for me! I’m staying
alert and in top condition. I’m not going to get caught napping, telling
everyone else all about it and then missing out myself” (1 Corinthians 9:19-27
MSG).
~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT
LIFE NOW blog.
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Bible Version:
Quotations are from the NKJV unless otherwise noted. Emphasis is added.
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