'A slave of Christ

A slave of Christ

The way to become free from all other masters, is to become Christ's servant. Paul delighted to call himself a slave of Christ . He who knows no master but Christ, is free indeed. We are never free until we accept Christ's yoke. When we do this, Christ breaks every other chain and sets us free.

There is a story of a stranger who entered an Oriental city, and as he walked through the market-place he saw many birds in cages. He asked the price of one bird and cage, and, paying for it, opened the door.

The bird flew out, and rising a little way in the air, caught a glimpse of its native mountains far away, and then flew swiftly toward them, dropping sweet songs as it hastened toward home. The traveler then bought the other cages, one by one, and set the birds free, until all had been liberated.

That is what Jesus does for us in our captivity. He sets us free, breaking our chains, opening our prison doors, that we may fly away toward our Heavenly home!

"Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed!" John 8:36

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