Reading: Romans 5,6
My Verse: "What shall we say? Are we to remain in sin in order that God's grace many multiply and overflow? Certainly not! How can we who died to sin live in it any longer?" (6:1)
Paul deals with a very serious problem here. He goes into great depth to explain the great hope we have in You, Lord because You died for our sins. This hope is not only that we get to spend eternity with You but also that we can have victory over sin while living out our life here on earth. By dying on the cross You, Jesus triumphed over the sin Adam brought into the life of every human being! The problem being that many after accepting your gift of salvation continue living in sin.
Paul clarifies this problem by saying that true believers are "dead" to sin. He says, "Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions. Do not present your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness." (6:12,13)
Yes, there is grace but we are each of us responsible daily to place ourselves before You, Lord. Daily, moment by moment I must make that decision - to live an obedient life for You. For You, Lord, enable me to obey and live a life of freedom in YOU.
There is a song, Star In the Book, that poignantly speaks to this.
"There's a star by your name
Angels are watching over you
They can't understand why a child
of the King would be happy to live in the slime. . . "
Paul speaks further of this in I Corinthians 3:15. "But if any person's work is burned up [under the test], he will suffer the loss [of it all, losing his reward], though he himself will be saved, but only as [one who has passed] through fire."
Such a tragic thing - to live a defeated life when You Lord Jesus are right there wanting us to find true freedom - to live rich and full lives. "I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows)." (John 10:10)
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
My Verse: "What shall we say? Are we to remain in sin in order that God's grace many multiply and overflow? Certainly not! How can we who died to sin live in it any longer?" (6:1)
Paul deals with a very serious problem here. He goes into great depth to explain the great hope we have in You, Lord because You died for our sins. This hope is not only that we get to spend eternity with You but also that we can have victory over sin while living out our life here on earth. By dying on the cross You, Jesus triumphed over the sin Adam brought into the life of every human being! The problem being that many after accepting your gift of salvation continue living in sin.
Paul clarifies this problem by saying that true believers are "dead" to sin. He says, "Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions. Do not present your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness." (6:12,13)
Yes, there is grace but we are each of us responsible daily to place ourselves before You, Lord. Daily, moment by moment I must make that decision - to live an obedient life for You. For You, Lord, enable me to obey and live a life of freedom in YOU.
There is a song, Star In the Book, that poignantly speaks to this.
"There's a star by your name
Angels are watching over you
They can't understand why a child
of the King would be happy to live in the slime. . . "
Paul speaks further of this in I Corinthians 3:15. "But if any person's work is burned up [under the test], he will suffer the loss [of it all, losing his reward], though he himself will be saved, but only as [one who has passed] through fire."
Such a tragic thing - to live a defeated life when You Lord Jesus are right there wanting us to find true freedom - to live rich and full lives. "I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows)." (John 10:10)
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
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