Devotion for Tuesday April 3, 2018
Topic: There
Are Rewards For Sin
Text:
Romans 6:12 – 23
After the admonition to walk in newness of
life by Paul as we read yesterday, he went further to speak about the just
reward for sin. By just reward, he means that punishment which is right for a
sinner who continues to live in sin. He started by saying, “Therefore, do not let sin reign
in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts” (6:12). That
was a conclusion of his exhortation in Romans 6:1 – 11. He gave this charge
because of the consequences and reward for sin. Most people play with sin as if
it has no consequence. If we are dead to sin, how can sin still control us?
Christians ought to die to sin, but as long as they live in their mortal
bodies, they will have the compulsion to sin. But it is expected that we should
develop the willpower to no longer let it control us. Worthy of note is the
question in Romans 6:15. Refusal to obey the law in pretence of being under
grace and still living in sin is turning the grace of God into wantonness. We
shouldn’t use our Christian liberty as an occasion to satisfy the desires of the
flesh. This reward of sin is not just physical death; everyone dies physically,
believers and nonbelievers alike. This refers to eternal separation from God in
hell. This is the wage that a person receives for his or her rebellion against
God. But instead of wages, those who believe receive a free gift from God,
eternal life. Just as the laborer is worthy of his hire and feels it to be his
due, so death is the due for sin, the wages the sinner has formed for himself.
The good news is that God has offered us eternal life as a gift. Have you
received yours?
Sing
A&M 87; Abu 173
Food for
Thought:
Are you working for a wage or gift from God?
Memory
verse:
Romans 6:23
Prayer: God your gift for me is eternal life. Grant
that I will not miss out in Jesus name.
