Romans 6

May 28, 2019

Today I am reading Romans 6. When I was reading this scripture stood out to me “…We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?’ Romans 6:2 (NIV)

When I read this scripture tonight, I started thinking that the power sin has over my life is broken in spirit, but until I recognize this and break its power in my mind and my heart it can still trap me. We read that we are crucified with Christ, we say it and we may even believe it, but do we BELIEVE it? Because when Jesus was crucified on the cross He took everything. Every sin, sickness, disease, and the power of sin. He was our substitutionary sacrifice.

As I thought about this, it occurred to me that I spend so much time thinking that Jesus took my place, which He did. That I don’t think about what it really means that the sinless one became sin (2 Corinthians 5:21). If I think about that, then He is not just the substitute for me (my redemption) but by His resurrection, He is the power over sin. So I can substitute my temptations, my desires – whatever they are for Jesus. I don’t have to try to handle them in my own power and strength. The next time sin comes creeping in, I can substitute that thing I am trying to work out, that sin that is plaguing my mind, with Jesus. Turn my thoughts from it to Him. He has already broken its power.