I love giving myself to the study of the Word. There are times when one word can leap out at me and I am lost in the wonder of what God is saying to me.

Philippians 1:1 — “Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus…”

The word is slave. Our cultural communication has harmed the ability to use that word, so I understand the use of “servant.” But the word is slave. Paul gave himself over to the will of another. There could be no regard for his own interest. Someone else called the shots. Completely.

Am I his slave? Does Jesus truly call the shots? Have I given up my interests for his?