Who are you going to serve?

“And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.” - Romans 6v18

There has always been a tendency in the church to live in some kind of a spiritual greyness that does not take any kind of stand. There are those who take liberty to the extent that says we can just do whatever we want. They think they can live a godly worldly life and everything is fine.

The word of God is full of forced decisions. “Eat the fruit, don’t eat the fruit.” There was no room for just a nibble. Elijah told the people, “How long are you going to jump back and forth between God and Baal. Make a decision.” No room for fence straddling there either. Jesus said, “You can’t serve God and possessions. If you love one you will hate the other.” In Revelation God says, “I wish you were either cold or hot. Your lukewarmness makes me sick.”

Here in Romans we are presented with another choice. “Who are you going to serve?” Those who are saved are freed from the master-hood of sin. Our new master is righteousness. So we have a choice. Are we going to serve a vibrant, living master who leads true godliness? Or, are we going to serve a master long dead, a rotting carcass?

There is no room here for the “borderland” as one author calls it. Who are you going to serve? Who am I going to serve?