Day 16 - Sin No More

SCRIPTURE:

Romans 6:6, 7

“Could it be any clearer? Our old way of life was nailed to the Cross with Christ, a decisive end to that sin-miserable life - no longer at sin’s every beck and call! What we believe is this: If we get included in Christ’s sin conquering death, we also get included in his life-saving resurrection.” (The Message Version)

DEVOTIONAL:

Our struggle with sin can be a daily battle. Paul reminds us that the battle has been won! How can we walk in that victory daily?

A traditional translation of verse seven says, “for he who has died is free from sin.” Do you want to live a life free from sin? How is that accomplished? Is it even possible? Paul tells us it is accomplished when we die to self and live to Christ. 

What transformed me: Here is the key. When I totally, and I mean 100%, surrender my life to Jesus I win every time. When I place my mind, past, dreams, hopes, abilities, and expectations into the hands of Jesus I experience His life. Life is released when I release my life. 

This doesn’t mean that I become some automatonic Christian who had his brain sucked out. It means my mind has been transformed from the drives of earthly pleasures to the drives of heavenly purpose.

If you are not living in freedom then you have unsurrendered places in your heart and mind. Whatever is unsurrendered has a life of its own. Identify it, confess it to someone you trust, and let it die on the cross. Whatever dies on the cross has lost its life. What once made your struggle alive, is now dead. Nail it to the cross and walk away. Never take it back. You are free! Live free!