"Slavery"

"Paul and Timothy bond-servants (slaves) of Christ Jesus...."  (Philippians 1:1, NASB)

This thought occurred to me today: Our salvation in Jesus Christ is not a deliverance from slavery.  It is a change of masters.

Father, in Jesus' Name, I say with the song writer, "A free man I'll never be."  Amen.

When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"

Hebrews 12:2