Slaves to Righteousness

Promise of the Day:
And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. (Romans 6:18)

Prayer:
O Lord, when I was released from the slavery of sin, I was actually 'freed-up' to love You and to be Your bond-slave. Matthew 5:48 says "be ye perfect even as your Father is perfect." That means my new freedom is truly to live righteously as I am now 'bound' to righteousness. It is my obligation to honor You and seek to become more like You through the Holy Spirit. Thus, Lord, my freedom from sin is a freedom to live righteously by being Your bond-slave. And so we have a 'paradox'--I am Free to be Your slave. Amen