What or Who Has Become Your Master?

"Everything is permissable for me but not everything is beneficial. Everything is permissable for me-but I will not be mastered by anything." 1 Cor. 6:12

There is freedom in Christ. We are freed men and women, no longer slaves to the law or our own sinful desires. It is amazing, though, how something benign in nature, can itself become sin when it becomes a ruling power in our lives. There are a lot of things God changed in my life when I became a Christ- follower. They lost their power when I surrendered my life to Jesus. But even as a Christ-follower things can subtly make their way into my life and begin to have mastery over me.

I see how some of the game apps from Facebook can do that to me. It starts out "innocently" enough and before I know it, I have been sucked into the "game zone." It's just one more game and before I know it, it's 2am. Not good!

Food can and does have mastery over me at times. We have to eat to live but we do not have to live to eat. Watching a movie the other night with an actor that basically died from overeating, it reminded me how even the most necessary element of our lives, can become our master and destroy our lives. I have gained weight since I have been off the last 4 1/2 months. It's not like I sit around eating all day but when I do eat, it is the amount I eat. I need to remember that my body is a member of Christ Himself. ( 1 Cor. 6:15) Would I see or make Jesus eat that much? Yikes! I don't think so.

Is there anything that has mastery over You today?

Father God,
Thank You for the freedom You have given me in Christ Jesus. I no longer am a slave to anything unless I allow it. I see how something can start out innocently enough, "hook me" and then become my master. Forgive me for allowing any game or food to have power over me. I confess that as sin and repent. Strengthen me in these areas and remind me of this verse often so that I may not become a slave to anything in this world. Thank You for the picture You gave me of feeding Jesus when I feed myself. You know exactly what I need to live the life of an overcomer. I am more than a conqueror. You are my Master.

I pray for anyone today that has become a slave to anything or anyone other than You. Set them free as they surrender that to You. May You be given the glory, Father. In Jesus' name. Amen.