The Bible – New Century Version

Romans 6:12-14

12 Sin must no longer rule in your mortal bodies, so that you obey the desires of your natural self. 13 Nor must you surrender any part of yourselves to sin to be used for wicked purposes. Instead, give yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life, and surrender your whole being to him to be used for righteous purposes. 14 Sin must not be your master; for you do not live under law but under God’s grace.

My Thoughts:

Although similar thoughts to that I shared yesterday, I was still touched by the teaching in this text today, that sin has no power over me. It kind’a reminded me of the authority that we have over our children up to the point that they marry and start their own adult life without us. No doubt they look back and praise The Lord for giving them freedom and a life of their own, but at that time we have no power over them. Likewise when we become Christians, the old life (of sin) has no power or control over us as we are now subjects of the kingdom of God and ruled by His Son, Jesus! I believe we can conclude from this that whenever we find ourselves weak and vulnerable to sin, we are actually surrendering our lives to sin, as Paul declares in vs 13. To change this we must follow Paul’s further instructions later in vs 13, we must kneel before God and give ourselves fully to Him, or surrender our lives totally to Him. It will truly amaze us what God can, and will do through a life totally surrendered to Him! Praise the name of The Lord!

My Prayer:

Lord Jesus, I know this is a daily surrender, for during the day while we are in this wicked world, we are challenged with it’s filth and sin. Please help us, Your servants, to ask for a fresh anointing each day, so that we may be so filled with Your Holy Spirit that there will be no room for anything else. I am not a slave to sin, for I left those things behind me. I am a child of the King, and with that royal title comes a promise that You will never leave me or forsake me. Please help me to continually look to You for direction and guidance that You alone offer to Your children, Your subjects, and Your followers that You sacrificed Your Son on Calvary’s cruel cross for. Thank You for loving even me dear Lord! Please touch the hearts of each one that may meditate on this devotional today, that they too may be reminded of the joy and comfort that is theirs. For I ask all this in the precious name of Jesus, my Lord, AMEN!

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