Jesus said that no one can serve two masters, (Matthew 6:24). In the Greek, a master is, "he to whom a person or thing belongs," (blueletterbible.org). Which means that if you are a slave to someone or something, they control your every thought, word, and action. A slave master can be anything from debt to an addiction to to a mind-binding disorder (such as depression, or anxiety). God warned the Israelites not to become proud and think that it was by their hands that they had been freed from slavery, thereby forgetting the Lord and following their pride into slavery, again, and into destruction. We, too, have been freed from slavery, for Jesus said, "everyone who sins is a slave to sin [no matter the sin]...So if the Son set you free, you will be free indeed," (John 8:34-36). God wants us--as He did the Israelites--to remember that He is the One who freed us, not because He wants us to always remember the time when we were not free, but so that our children for generations to come will know why we serve the living God. Your "Egypt" is your testimony. It's your story to tell to someone who is walking where you have walked; it's your chance to encourage them and to lead them to the One who set you free.
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. ~ Galatians 5:1
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