“Truly, truly I say to you: everyone who commits sin is a servant of sin” (John 8:34).
Jesus spoke firmly about the difference between living according to the flesh and living according to God. The man who gives his life over to corrupt desires, who lies, deceives, and destroys, reveals whom he truly serves. This is not human judgment, but divine truth. Only when the heart is transformed by the power of the Most High and a man is born again does he become part of the family of God. Faith is not a title; it is a new nature that rejects the works of darkness.
This new life is born in obedience to the magnificent commandments of the Lord. It is through them that the Holy Spirit shapes character and destroys the impulses that draw the soul away from God. Living in holiness is not an option for the believer—it is the sign that he has been set free from the dominion of evil and now belongs to the kingdom of light.
Therefore, examine whether your life reflects the God you confess. The Father lovingly welcomes the repentant sinner and leads him to the Son, where there is forgiveness and true transformation. Only then does a man cease to be a servant of the flesh and become an heir of eternal life. Adapted from D. L. Moody. Until tomorrow, if the Lord allows us.
Pray with me: Beloved Father, I praise You because You have called me out of darkness into Your light. Deliver me from every desire that draws me away from You and purify my heart.
Lord, help me to live according to Your magnificent commandments, so that every action of mine reveals that I belong to Your house and not to the dominion of sin.
Oh, dear God, I thank You because You cause me to be born again into a pure and true life. Your beloved Son is my eternal Prince and Savior. Your powerful Law is the holy boundary that protects me. Your commandments are the inheritance that confirms me as Your child. I pray in the precious name of Jesus, amen.
