Free

Jesus answered them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin. And a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever. Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed. – John 8.34-36

Sin is a terrible master. Sin is the Simon Legree of the spiritual world. Sin is a master that cares nothing for its slaves. Sin destroys. Sin may not always appear destructive, but under sin man is never free no matter how nice it seems at the time.

All men and women are born as slaves to sin. It is our nature. No one who takes an honest look at the world around us can really deny it. Look at our own lives. Try as we might to do battle our sin somehow it seems to always come out.

But there is deliverance. Sin does not have to win. As Paul in Romans 6 we have been delivered from the body of sin and death. Sin has not more dominion over us. We have a new Master whi gives us victory over our sin. When Christ gives victory over sin it is real victory over sin’s power.

With Christ we must remember that the sin we struggle with is a defeated master. We need to stop obeying it and its desire. We must daily turn to our new grace filled Master and seek His loving help and guidance through the struggle.