How many times have you thought or said that? When the same old situation arises, or you find yourself saying or doing the same thing again and again, even though you may have vowed to stop? Here we go again – same old failures, same old sins.
The bible tells us that Christ has come to break the power of sin over us. The whole of today's reading from Romans (Romans 5:12-6:10) speaks of the differences between Adam's sin, and Christ's redeeming power, and of the power of sin over us being broken. Part of me wanted to just quote the whole of those verses for it says all there is to be said! Try and find the time today to read those verses, even if you do not normally follow the bible in a year plan.
Do you really believe that Christ came to take your sins? Do you really believe that he can break the power of those sins that hold you? Or are you resigned to the idea that your sins are too great to be dealt with, that you are a useless case who will never get out of the bad habits that bind you and the sins that hold you every day?
"What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. Romans 6:1-5 [NIV]
Because of Christ, we no longer need to live as slaves to the sins we repeatedly commit. It is time to get off the merry-go-round of repeated offences; we don't need to suffer that ride any more.
So today – step off, and enjoy the stillness of a life with new promises and a lightness of spirit now you're free from the cycle of repeated sin. Christ WILL help you – just reach out and take His hand as you step off the ride.
Corinne Mason.
Read the Bible in a year: Proverbs 17:15-24, Amos 8:1-9:15, Romans 5:12-6:10
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