Simply put, we all pursue things that are important to us. The follower of Yeshua/Jesus is a person who has placed their trust, passion, and zeal in living life the way Jesus/Yeshua desires of us. In the secular world having a great passion for a career or talent can take you far and gain much wealth. For some the desire for sin takes them far from God. John 8:30 tells us that "everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin. A slave does not remain in the household forever."
The Oxford English Dictionary defines Zeal as: "Great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective." Psalm 69:9 recounts the zeal of those who pursue sin; it says: "For zeal for your house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me."
The answer to sin and bondage is the kind of freedom of which Yeshua/Jesus spoke. Yeshua/Jesus told us to continue in His word. He also stated that He speaks what he heard from His Father. Time spent in the word of God is indispensable to living a life of faith but to often neglected.
Lord, we pray that you would renew our passion for living the life of faith as you have taught us. Your words are the truth. You are truth."