Allegiance
16 Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness? 17 But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance. 18 You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness. Romans 6:16-18
In America we have something called the Pledge of Allegiance that is basically showing our loyalty to the government and country. Have you ever thought about the allegiance that we show our Father in Heaven? When Jesus died on the cross, He showed the ultimate obedience to our Father which allowed us to enter into a relationship with our Father, if we choose. Now, once we choose that relationship, like the scripture says, we are no longer slaves to sin but show our allegiance to our Father in Heaven. Even though we are now free, we need to remember that it is a daily task to show our loyalty through proper behavior and treatment of others, including leaving our sinful lives behind. If you think of waking up each day and pledging allegiance to our Father, just like we did in school every morning by saying the pledge of allegiance to the flag of our country, it can become a habit that forms and swells within our soul that we are honoring the One who created us and everything around us. Take a moment in prayer each day to pledge your allegiance to our Father.
Have a great weekend.
Matt
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