Slaves to The One Who Set Us Free

The word slave has a pretty negative connotation doesn't it? Being "owned" by someone, and them having complete control over everything you do. In Romans 6:18 it says, "You have been set free from sin and have become slaves of righteousness." But why would a loving God make us his slaves? Well to begin with he's all powerful and can do whatever he wants. Have you ever heard the saying I put you into this world, and I can take you out? God kind of has the right to do that. You can also look at it from another perspective. Romans 6:11, "In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus." Personally, I would rather be alive than dead. Now look at it from a follower of God. Man turns ideas and practices into things they shouldn't be, just because we are naturally sinners. God is love and loves, so when become slaves to righteousness we become slaves to love (which isn't really slavery at all). 

God died for us so we could escape death to sin. And we die with him. We were baptized in Christ so we are also baptized in his death. With this death of our mortal bodies God breathes a new life into us in order that we may become dead to sin and alive in Christ. This is such an undeserved blessing and a sign of God's never-ending grace that Christ enters into us when we are baptized in his death and made slaves of righteousness. With this new life, we no longer have to fear death, sin no longer has control of us, and we are no longer instruments of wickedness.