Act 2:18

Act 2:18  And in those days I will pour out My Spirit upon My slaves and My slave women, and they shall prophesy.

Interpretation:
       In those days (the last days, from Jesus' resurrection til He comes back)  He is pouring out His Spirit.. but on who?...  SLAVES???  What is that?  Well the amazing thing about the Bible is that it is definately more than meets the eye.  The Bible is a 3D book... it is not just words on a page... the words have some depth to them.  So you can read this and go "slaves?  what, we don't have slaves now.... and on top of that, it is wrong to have slaves"   Well take a look at the word for slave, it is "DOULOS" which means bond servant.  In simple terms it means that the slave willfully chose to be a slave!  The slave loved the Master so much that he willingly chose to be His slave!
       It is not a harsh master-slave relationship.  I know when I hear Slave I think beating them into doing what you want them to do or else.  But that is not the case of this slave.   The slave is you and me!  If we chose to follow Jesus we give up our lives for His sake.  We look on and say "I want to be totally yours!  I was created for You!  I want to know you and be more like you!"  We see that He loves us and is a loving protective Father not a taskmaster.  So be His slave... not a slave to sin (selfish desires and passions)

Application:
       Practically I am going to try to be mindful of the fact that I am not my own, I want to be God's, and to practically choose Him and His ways over my own.   God I choose to be yours, and please help me daily to choose that!  I want to be so close to you, and hear your voice and your heart.  To be your bond servant, and to become more like you everyday.