📖 "Let not sin therefore rule as king in your mortal (short-lived, perishable) bodies, to make you yield to its cravings and be subject to its lusts and evil passions. Do not continue offering or yielding your bodily members [and faculties] to sin as instruments (tools) of wickedness. But offer and yield yourselves to God as though you have been raised from the dead to [perpetual] life, and your bodily members [and faculties] to God, presenting them as implements of righteousness. For sin shall not [any longer] exert dominion over you, since now you are not under Law [as slaves], but under grace [as subjects of God’s favor and mercy].” -Romans 6:12-14 Amplified Bible Classic Edition
Sin can be a destructive force. The Bible tells us that the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23). Sin came into the world because of Adam and Eve’s disobedience, and it has wreaked havoc on the earth ever since. God warned Cain that “if you do not do well, sin crouches at your door; its desire is for you, but you must master it (Genesis 4:7 AMP)”. We must all master sin and not let it have dominion over us. Through the Greater One that is on the inside of us, we can live above sin and refuse to allow it to have a place in our lives. We can yield our members as instruments of righteousness, and we can be vessels fit for the Master’s use. As we walk with God and spend time with Him through prayer and the Word, we can get to a place where sin is no longer an influence in our lives. We can represent the kingdom of God and be His ambassadors as He desires for us to be. We can be living epistles of His goodness and His grace and walk as subjects of God’s favor and mercy.
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