In Gods word it says that whatever has overcome you to that you are a slave. This month In Thailand I am surrounded by slaves. I can take a 10 minute walk from the building I am living in a be submersed in slavery. There are men here anywhere from their 20’s through their 60’s traveling across the world to pay for sex, hiding secrets from their families. There are girls here selling their bodies so that they can give money to their families. I can promise you they don't want to be doing what they are doing, I see it in their eyes. Slavery is alive and well today and I am in the middle of this battle.
This month I am working with a ministry called Love Acts. The basic premise of our mission is to go out to the bars and to love. We love the women, men, bar owners, children, tourists, and anyone else that crosses our path. The mission is more than just passing out the gospel, not that its bad to preach the word, but we try to live like Paul did with the Thessalonians. “So, being thus tenderly and affectionately desirous of you, we continued to share with you not only God's good news (the Gospel) but also our own lives as well, for you had become so very dear to us.” 1 Thessalonians 2:8
I am so blessed and excited to be a part of this ministry! Monday through Thursday we go out to the bars and spend time with people there and even after two nights we have already made some strong connections. The women in these bars are used to men using them either to make money, or for sex, they are not used to a man simply loving them because they are made in Gods image!
At the start of this I mentioned that slavery is alive and well here in Chang Mai, and slavery is also where you live. It looks different here than at home but we only have have two choices, either we are slaves to righteousness or we are slaves to sin. Since Jesus called me to follow him by faith I am a slave to righteousness, I have been bought with a price, the costly currency of His blood shed on Calvary. What are you a slave to? God and his kingdom, or the world and its fleeting desires and passions. Blessings in Christ!
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