Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto
sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 6:11
The verse above
reveals a profound present- hour truth about the new creation: he’s dead to sin
and alive to God! This is the perspective you should have of the Christian
life; you’re to reckon (count) yourself to be dead to sin and alive to God. To
be “alive to God” means to be awakened to His reality and realm of life, to be
in conscious fellowship with Him.
Ephesians 2:1
AMPC says, “AND YOU [He made alive], when you were dead (slain) by [your]
trespasses and sins.” When Jesus died, you died in Him; when He was raised back
to life, you came alive with Him. Colossians 2:13-14 (ESV) says, “And you, who
were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made
alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, by canceling
the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands.
This he set
aside, nailing it to the cross.” This is simply amazing! Before you were made
alive with Christ, your sins and the ordinances that were against you were
nailed to the Cross. In other words, both your sins and what caused them to be
sin in the first place were all nailed to the Cross. 1 Corinthians 15:56 lets
us know that the strength of sin is the Law; however, the very thing that gave
life to sin, which is the Law, has been abolished by Jesus (Ephesians 2:15).
He gave you
victory over sin, death, and the grave. See yourself in this light. The Word of
God is Light, and it’s also a mirror that shows who you really are. 2
Corinthians 3:18 says, “But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the
glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as
by the Spirit of the Lord.”
Now, the Word
says you’re dead to sin and alive to God; as you contemplate that reality in
the Word, you’re metamorphosed into that truth—into the same image that is
revealed in the mirror. The image in the mirror is of one who’s dead to sin but
alive to God and His righteousness. Your response should be, “Blessed be God!
I’m dead to sin, and alive to God. I’m alive to His realm of life.” Walk in
this reality. Hallelujah!
CONFESSION
I’m alive to
God, awakened to the realities of the Kingdom! He’s real to me, in me and
through me! I hear and know His voice; I know His thoughts, His will, and walk
in His divine destiny for me. Hallelujah!
FURTHER STUDY: Romans 6:7-11; Ephesians 2:1-6
1-YEAR BIBLE READING
PLAN: Romans 1:18-32 & Psalms 35-37
2-YEAR BIBLE READING
PLAN: Ephesians 3:1-12 & Isaiah 46
The Rhapsody of realities is a daily devotional by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome of Christ Embassy International designed to enhance your spiritual growth and development and help you experience a constant refreshing through Gods word by means of study, meditation and confession.
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