Devotionals for July 6, 2022
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READ
ROMANS 6:1-7
What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. For one who has died has been set free from sin.
What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. For one who has died has been set free from sin.
REFLECT
Paul offers a super clear reason to no longer choose sin: Jesus died for it once-and-for-all, so you are no longer a slave to it. Honestly, how can we add to the clarity of this passage? Instead, it calls you to action and to freedom.
APPLY
Q: What do Christ’s burial and resurrection mean for you according to Paul?
Q: Do you see yourself as dead to sin and alive to Christ?
Q: Why is being set free from sin crucial to how your life will reflect the Gospel to those around you?
Q: Do you see yourself as dead to sin and alive to Christ?
Q: Why is being set free from sin crucial to how your life will reflect the Gospel to those around you?
SING
PRAY
"Give us today our daily bread."
Lord Jesus, you are my bread of life, my source of life! Thank you for conquering sin and granting me new life! I love you Lord and praise your good Name! Amen.
Lord Jesus, you are my bread of life, my source of life! Thank you for conquering sin and granting me new life! I love you Lord and praise your good Name! Amen.