Scripture Reading: Romans 6:1-11, Galatians 2:20.
Key Verse: “Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.” – Romans 6:11
DEVOTIONAL
One of the greatest realities of salvation is that the believer has received a new spiritual identity. You are no longer who you used to be. Sin is no longer your master.
Before Christ, sinful desires controlled your life naturally. But through Jesus, you have been united with His death and resurrection. Spiritually, the old life has died, and a new life has begun.
Being “dead to sin” does not mean temptation disappears. It means sin no longer has authority over you.
Being “alive to God” means your heart is now awakened to love God, obey Him, and walk with Him.
The Christian life is learning to live from your new identity.
Stop seeing yourself through the weaknesses or failures of your flesh. See yourself through what Christ has accomplished.
You are alive to God.
Personal Reflection
- Do I still think and behave like my old self?
- What sinful habits still try to dominate me?
Personal Application
- Declare: “I am dead to sin and alive to God through Jesus Christ.”
- Maintain a personal journal of scriptures that describe your new identity in Christ and remind yourself regularly of them by confessing to yourself what you have in your journal.
- Resist any thought or action that is contrary to who you are in Christ