20 Each person should remain in the situation they were in when God called them. 21 Were you a slave when you were called? Don’t let it trouble you—although if you can gain your freedom, do so. 22 For the one who was a slave when called to faith in the Lord is the Lord’s freed person; similarly, the one who was free when called is Christ’s slave. 23 You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of human beings. 24 Brothers and sisters, each person, as responsible to God, should remain in the situation they were in when God called them. 1 Corinthians 7:20-24
Do you remember the person you were when God
called you? Do you remember what environment you found yourself in
after God called you? Most likely you were a person that was a slave to
this world and all it had to offer. You also might have found yourself
still attached to environments that might not have been the best in
your life. Since Christ already paid the price for your life, it is
important that when God called you that you would leave the other life
behind. What happens all too often is we can easily become a slave to
the world and have a similar existence to what we had before God's call.
The key thing we need to remember is how God prefaces this scripture
and that is found in verse 19 of this chapter.
"Keeping God’s commands is what counts." 1 Corinthians 7:19b
"Keeping God’s commands is what counts." 1 Corinthians 7:19b
If
we can remember this little tidbit, our life would be one of glorifying
God and not ourselves. We would be in a similar world as the one we
left after accepting God's calling, it is just how we choose to live in
this world. Not a slave to the world but a slave to righteousness and
God's plan for us. These two paths have similar tendencies but very
different. One is fulfilling and one is not, and we should be alert to
these differences.
Have a great weekend.
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