“For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I may win more.” (1 Corinthians 9:19)
Nobody made Paul a slave to all – he chose it. There is a difference between becoming a resentful giver and a cheerful one. Some people are slaves to everyone because they don’t know how to say, “No.”
That wasn’t Paul. Paul knew what he was about, and He had a plan to win souls. Serving others was based upon an endgame. Paul asked himself how he could serve people in a way that glorified Jesus.
Paul was a free-born Roman citizen. He chose slavery for Christ’s sake. He chose slavery to men, so he could make men free.
Ask yourself two things today:
- Am I serving by choice or through resentment?
- Is my service leading people toward the light or me toward despair?
Matthew 4:4 #Biblebites