Posted in Poem, tagged bond servant, Christian Poetry, Poem about God, slave by choice on July 30, 2023|
Long did I suffer
bound
in heavy chains
Cruel master, unrelenting
body and mind bent
Burdens impossible
to bear
life without parole
Come sweet death
return me
to dust
Eternity revealed
the King
offering a hand
He lifted me
offering water
He quenched my thirst
offering freedom
He broke my chains
offering life
I gave mine
Bond Servant now
to the Lord Most High
slave for life
slave by choice
His
Copyright 2014
Posted in Bible, New Testament, Romans, tagged bond servant, Child of God, Reasonable Service, Romans on May 3, 2012|
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. Romans 12:1
My reasonable service? Why would presenting my body a living sacrifice be my reasonable service to God?
The answer lies in my status: I am a bond servant.
The great irony is that even though I was only a bond servant, the Master calls me His daughter, and He has given me an inheritance, something only a child receives. Indeed, I have been made a child of God. I call Him Abba (translated: “Papa”)
The miracle of grace is that while all He expects from me is my reasonable service, He has made me a co-heir with Christ.
Posted in Poem, tagged Bible, bond servant, poem, slave by choice on February 29, 2012|
Rooted and Grounded 