MY DAILY COVENANT WITH GOD DEVOTIONAL
Devotion for Tuesday April 14, 2020
Topic: A Just Reward 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. 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? True Christians have died to sin, but as long as they
live in their mortal bodies, they will have the compulsion to sin. But only
because they have died to sin that they will have the power to hinder it from controlling
them. It is worthy to note the question in Romans 6:15.
This
result of sin is not just physical death; everyone dies physically, believers
and nonbelievers alike. This death refers to eternal separation from God. 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.
Which reward are you expecting to receive?
Just
as the labourer 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?
Food for Thought: Are you working for wage or gift?
Memory verse: Romans 6:23
Prayer:
God your gift for me is eternal life. Grant that I will not miss out in Jesus
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