Servants of God

Chapter 2 of 2Peter goes into explicit detail concerning the false prophets who arise to speak in the last days. Peter is scathing in his description of them. He prophesies in the second verse saying many will follow their imoral and lascivious ways. He prophesies the true Way will be maligned and defamed (Amplified Bible).

However, as I was reading this chapter in 2Peter this morning, the latter portion of verse 19 hit me like a brick.

"For of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage."

Many today are claiming to be prophets. One says God told them this thing, while another claims God told them exactly the opposite. Many of them use the combination of fear and faith to get and tighten their grip on those who choose to believe and follow them.

Allow me to introduce the latter portion of 2Peter 2:19 from the Amplified Bible.

"For by whatever anyone is made inferior or worse or is overcome, to that [person or thing] he is enslaved."

This statement applies itself to more than just following false prophets. "By whatever" means anything. Whatever we willingly yield ourselves to will enslave us. The thing which overcomes us will become our master.

Jesus tells us we'll have troubles and trials. He tells us to rejoice because he overcame the world (Jn. 16:33). The Apostle John carries these world of Christ one step further.

"For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world (1Jn. 5:4 KJV)."

We who are born of God, by the water and the Spirit (Jn. 3:5), have the power and the authority to overcome anything we face in our flesh. We can overcome because Christ overcame. Here is the key...

The person, or thing, which overcomes us enslaves us. We Christians should be overcome by the power of the Holy Spirit, enslaving us to God. We are granted freedom when we choose to become servants of God.

What is it that Jesus said? "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord (Lu. 4:18-19 KJV)?"

Jesus answered this question... "This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears (Lu. 4:21 KJV)."

Let's allow ourselves to be overcome by the Spirit of God. Let's allow ourselves to become servants of God, thereby attaining true freedom in Christ. Let's allow ourselves to accomplish the duty of being a servant of God by sharing the Gospel with someone today. God bless...