A slave through ignorance - All The Good Seed Daily Devotionals for 2026

Just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness.

Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free.
Romans 6: 19; Galatians 5: 1.

A slave through ignorance
Long after the proclamation of the official abolition of slavery in the United States in 1863, blacks could be met who believed they were still slaves. Their masters had taken care that they did not hear the news of their liberation so that they could continue to exploit them.

There are also Christians who are ignorant as to their liberty; they remain under the bondage of sin or the law. We are slaves of sin when we are unaware that because of Christ's victory sin no longer has dominion over us. To escape this bondage we must hear and believe this good news: . So instead of counting on our own strength, we let the Holy Spirit lead us and give us the power to live as God wishes.

Similarly, we are no longer slaves of any law. But we seem to be unaware of this, too. We tend to observe all kinds of regulations that give us the illusion of being good Christians. This, in fact, proves to be a lack of dependence on the Saviour and limits our capacity for enterprise and devotion. Let us not consider Christianity to be a collection of moral constraints, but rather apply ourselves to realise what it really is: a relationship of love and obedience towards Jesus Christ.

Today‘s reading: 1 Samuel 8: 1 - 22 · Psalms 90: 10 - 17