Who am I a slave to?

It's true, I am a slave. And as much as it may appear, I am not a slave to my wife. As Paul writes to the church in Rome:

"What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? By no means! Don't you that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are the slaves of the one you obey- whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness? (6:15-16)"

The truth is that each one of us is a slave. Whether it is to the sin of the world that leads to death, or the righteousness that flows from the side of a crucified Christ that must be accepted for anyone to receive life to the full. I am happy to say I can boast with Paul:

"But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance. You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness (6:17-18)."

Thanks be to God indeed.