I Am A Prisoner

This week I was reading in Ephesians 4 verse 1 which reads as follows, "I, therefore a prisoner in the Lord, urge you to walk worthy of the calling you have received." The first sentence of this chapter caught my attention. The version that I was reading stated that Paul is a prisoner for the Lord. I find it interesting that it does not say that he is a prisoner by or of the Lord. We must choose to be a slave of Christ. A prisoner bound by the truths and life that makes up a true life of following Christ.

We have a choice of whether or not to become a prisoner for the Lord. We have a choice of whether or not we will stay in that state. This means that we give up certain rights and privileges. We give up the right to determine where our path will take us. We give up the right to certain styles and personal preferences in the realm of what ushers us into the presence of the Lord in worship. If we are a true prisoner for the Lord all things ( and Music) that is of the Lord should spur us to Isaiah 6 worship of bowing before His throne and begging Him to forgive us and send us out.

Some of us have the mindset that we are prisoners on work release. We do our own thing during the week but report in on Sundays to check in with our parole officer that is getting us out of eternal separation. I pray that i am locked into the presence of the Lord, the will of the Lord and that no key will be made that will release me from this holy bondage.