Psalm 89:1-4&15-18 Romans 6:12-23. Our Scripture readings this week sets before us the matter of being a slave to something or someone. What the Scripture asserts, challenges our idea of independence. Aren’t we free? The Scripture says we are slaves of sin or slaves of righteousness. We have given our bodies in slavery to evil desires or God. This sermon’s focus is what it means to become a slave to God.
What really matters then, as a slave to God, is knowing your master and knowing where it all ends. Our master is described in Psalm 89. His stedfast love endures forever. His people exult in his righteousness. If you are his slave, he then is your glory and strength. If we are slaves to sin it ends in death. If we are slaves to God, the end is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
The slave, in his or her obedience, is shaped into the image of their master. Our master, Christ Jesus, became a slave to give his life as a ransom for many. If that is true, then how does knowing that your master becoming a slave in order to bring you to God, shape your service to him and his people? We look to the Lord’s Table to submit ourselves to the depth of this truth.