MY DAILY COVENANT WITH GOD DEVOTIONAL
Devotion for Monday April 13, 2020
Topic: Walk In Newness of Life
Text: Romans 6:1 – 11
Yesterday
was Easter, the resurrection of Jesus from death which gave us hope of eternal
life. Paul talks about new creation in our bible reading for today (see 2
Corinthians 5:17). The newness of life starts at repentance. It is expected
that believers must die to sin, and live to God (6:1, 2). Dying to sin is
likened to death of Christ and living to God is likened to the resurrection of
Christ.
Our
baptism teaches the necessity of dying to sin, and being as it were buried from
all ungodly and unholy pursuits, and of rising to walk with God in newness of
life. Those who believe in Christ are baptized into him and baptized into his
death; in other words, they are baptized to become one with Christ Jesus. As Christ
died, we have die to our old, sinful lifestyle, and a new life begins. Is that
true about you?
If we
believe that our old, sinful lives are dead and buried, we will have a powerful
motive to resist sin. We can consciously choose to treat the desires and
temptations of the old nature as if they were dead. Then we can continue to
enjoy our wonderful new life with Jesus (see also Galatians 3:27; Colossians
3:1-4).
Are
you still under the influence of old life? Is sin still having upper hand in
your life? Then you are not walking in newness of life.
Food for Thought: Our death with Christ to sin implies our resurrection with Christ
to God, which is to us a new life of holiness. Is that true about you?
Memory verse: Galatians 6:15
Prayer: Lord,
help me to walk in newness of life as one who has resurrected with Christ
through my baptism.
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