We Slaves

Slavery: What a negative word. So often associated with the South and foreign nations. Never a good thing. But a physical bondage is nothing compared to a bondage of the soul. We are all slaves, to some god, ourselves, pleasure, whatever. Something drives us unto the end. I would call that an inescapable slavery. Society enslaves, but not nearly so much as the self. We allow our bondage, and even if we cast off one slavery, we take on another- The self is exchanged for Christ, pleasure for society, et cetera. Perhaps I am taking the idea of mental slavery ad absurdum, but I believe the Bible is clear on this. We are to be slaves of either this world or Christ, and no matter how upsetting the decision, it must be made. Better a slave than nothing.