"Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, is never to die again; death no longer is master over Him. For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus." -Romans 6:8-11 (NASB)
I was recently watching an animated movie with my daughter that starred an opossum as one of the characters. The father opossum, after waking up from playing dead, explained to his daughter that they must "die" in order to live. The same is true for us as Christians!
Romans (6:8-11) explains that we are to die with Jesus in order to live. Jesus died for our sins and rose again so that death has no power over Him. If we are believers in Jesus and His resurrection, then we can consider ourselves dead to sin and alive in God. We must die to sin with Jesus in order to live with Him forever!
Like the opossum, "die" so that you can live! Consider yourself dead to sin and alive in God!
Prayer:
Dear God-
Thank You for the opportunity to be forgiven, so that I can be dead to sin and alive in You! Help me to live in You and for You in all I do. Through Jesus, the risen, I pray, amen.
Romans (6:8-11) explains that we are to die with Jesus in order to live. Jesus died for our sins and rose again so that death has no power over Him. If we are believers in Jesus and His resurrection, then we can consider ourselves dead to sin and alive in God. We must die to sin with Jesus in order to live with Him forever!
Like the opossum, "die" so that you can live! Consider yourself dead to sin and alive in God!
Prayer:
Dear God-
Thank You for the opportunity to be forgiven, so that I can be dead to sin and alive in You! Help me to live in You and for You in all I do. Through Jesus, the risen, I pray, amen.
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