A Devotional for such a time as this: - from: Stanley, C. F. (1998). Enter His gates: a daily devotional. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers. _________________________________ THE CROSS: A NEW WAY OF LIVING SCRIPTURE READING: Romans 6:1–14 KEY VERSE: Romans 6:11 Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord. The Cross is removed from a purely historical perspective when we realize that we, too, are involved in its ageless liberation. The apostle Paul informed us that by God’s unfathomable working, we were included in the Lord Jesus Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection. We have been crucified, buried, and raised with Christ. Through faith in Christ Jesus, each of us has died to sin and been joined with Him to become “a new creature” (2 Cor. 5:17 NASB). This concept is difficult to understand. Perhaps this analogy will help: Think of a book mailed to Europe. Inside the book is a three–by–five–inch photograph. Wherever the book is sent, the photograph goes also. God placed you in Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection. What happened to Jesus also has happened in you. Daily you are told to “reckon” or “consider” yourself (count it as so) “to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus” (Rom. 6:11 NASB). You can do so only because of your union with Christ. His death to sin is yours, and His life with the Father is yours. The Cross is the means to an entirely new way of living—now and forever. I am dead to sin. I am a new creature in Christ. I am alive to You, dear God. Thank You for my new life! - via Logos 5 #devotionalforsuchatimeasthis #christjesus #vineofchristministries #theword #studyscripture #god #biblestudy #bible #jesus #faith
Posted on: Fri, 04 Apr 2014 18:09:55 +0000
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