- I was once alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin came alive and I died. Romans7:9 – It’s like seeing yourself in a mirror and noticing your hair is going crazy. After looking in the mirror you are aware of the messy hair and know something needs to be done to fix it. But did you have messy hair before looking in the mirror? Of course, it wasn’t like you had the perfect do yet the second you looked in the mirror it became messy. So is it with us, sin, and the law. The law is the mirror that helps us realize the sin in our life. It can’t do anything to fix our sin as the mirror can’t fix our messy hair, it can sure though help us see what needs to be done. Sin is a nasty part of everyone’s story that’s keeping us from our Savior. We need the truth of God’s law to reveal our need for Him otherwise we’ll be walking throughout life blind to our sin as someone who has messy hair walks confidently because they haven’t looked in a mirror yet. Listen then to God’s law and share it, not because it can save anyone, but if someone doesn’t yet realize they are lost why would they look for rescue? I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1055
- Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?25 Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin. Romans 7:24-25 – Paul is seeing in himself a constant and real battle. A battle between his desire to follow God and do what is right, but his actions still of turning to sin. While he wants to do what is good he continues to find himself doing what is wrong. In his distress he cries for help and reminds himself that he has the Lord with him to save. Paul here brings up important pieces for us to understand. For a non-Christian, the only way to be saved from our sin is through Jesus. And for a Christian, the only way to live holy for the Lord is through Jesus. As a follower of Jesus, I can’t live perfectly, doing the will of God, living a sin-free life on my own. I don’t possess the power to say no to sin on my own. Yet, with the Spirit of the Lord within me, I can say no to the things I couldn’t say no to before. Jesus is our power and strength against sin and the enemy. As Paul said, thanks be to God that we have this help in Jesus Christ! So know today if we aren’t leaning on the help of Jesus, not using His strength, our battle against sin will not end well. We will continue to stumble and continue to fall prey to the temptations. Yet with Jesus we can find victory over sin once and for all. Lean into His help that He is offering you today. Sin doesn’t have to find victory in your story anymore now that you have Jesus with you. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2416
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