To be enslaved, is past tense of enslave, meaning that we have our human rights taken away from us. We have been made into a slave. Long ago people were contracted, in some cases, or condemned most times, into servitude. I think being enslaved is a modern problem that should have been resolved a long time ago. How can we resolve the problem if we do not even recognize it as a problem? I am excited to announce that my book “Sticks and Stones” will be listed in the Sci Fi Magazine December issue due to hit the magazine racks all over the world on August 20th. The book has also been converted into an Audible version due to be released about the same time in August. Finally, I will be an exhibitor at the Louisiana Book Festival on November 2nd,2019. My book offers a warning to the dangers of being enslaved.
In a previous post labeled “GDLW” posted July 2016 and mentioned again a few weeks ago, my question is what is the true message? Amos forecasted doom when he saw in a vision a Plumb Line measuring Israel’s deviation from the true message. Are we in danger drifting away from the truth? May we straighten up and get back to the true message! Go and Do Likewise (GDLW) was the advice given to us.
Last week I posted that we must choose wisely. We can get hung up on junk for our bodies or junk for our souls and choose badly. We should consider our decisions carefully and make the better choice.
When we consider living according to the true message, GDLW, and make good choices, we may find ourselves still struggling with being enslaved. “See to it that nobody enslaves you with philosophy and foolish deception, which conforms to human traditions and the way the world thinks and acts rather than Christ.” (Colossians 2:8) That is clear to me that even though we may have our faults because of our human traits, we should not find ourselves in slavery but to Christ. We are the body and he is the head. “So, don’t let anyone judge you about eating or drinking or about a festival, a new moon observance, or sabbaths. These religious practices are only a shadow of what was coming—the body that cast the shadow is Christ.” (Colossians 2:16,17) We can become just like them enslaved. We let our guard down and become just like those we choose to avoid. We eat or drink what is not healthy to our bodies and souls. But, nobody has the right to judge us especially those not attached to the head. (vs 19) The only way we can become a better person not enslaved to anything or anyone is to stay connected to the real truth and that will set us free.
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