Slave

As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him. Jesus did not let him, but said, “Go home to your own people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.” So the man went away and began to tell in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed.   Mark 5:18-20

Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed."   John 8:34-36

all my life I have been a slave,

all my life I have been lost,

all my life, I have served

unseen masters,

all my life I have been

a prisoner;

sexual perversions and lust,

spiritual darkness and depravity,

financial debt and personal greed,

unjustified hatred and anger,

self-destructive gluttony,

fantasies and delusions of grandeur,

vanity and self-induced egotism,

malicious slander and vicious lies;

sacrificially raped,

silently abused,

self-tortured,

steadily stripped, of all dignity

and self-worth,

repeatedly robbed of confidence

and truth,

slowly losing faith and trust,

then You reached out Your

mighty hand,

pulling me up from these

raging seas,

unlocking the door of this

forsaken cell,

delivering me from

eternal bondage,

opening my blinded eyes;

no longer a victim,

no longer a slave;

now I wait for the day,

when I will be where You are,

sitting at the foot of Your throne,

basking in Your glory and light,

telling the world of Your mercy

and grace;

telling the world, what the Lord

has done for me.

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