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Devotional - 22nd Jul 2021

 'What then? Shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace' (Romans 6:15).

Sin has enslaved us, but Christ came and died for us that it shall not have dominion over us. As believers, we were once under the law, but are no more; we are now under grace through faith in Jesus Christ. It is God's grace that have set us free from the law, and of such, we should refrain from sinning. We must not take lightly God's grace and forgiveness by indulging in our sinful desires. The freedom Christ has given us from sin, should lead us to resist and reject those desires and obey righteousness in Christ. The consequences of sin lead to death, but the gift of God through Christ is eternal life. All who believe in Christ, first came to him by faith. We die to sin and are no longer a slave to sin. We therefore, should serve righteousness instead of sin, accepting the free gift of God by faith in Christ Jesus, so we can become more and more like Him. We have to realise that all who were baptised unto Christ Jesus were baptised into his death and must seek by the grace of God not to live in sin any longer, but strive to be like Jesus. Paul wants us to understand that whosoever we are slave of, will be the one whom we will obey. We are either slave to sin or slave to righteousness. We are not free to live as we choose, but to live according to the will of God. We must denounce being slave to sin and become slave to Jesus Christ, our Saviour and Lord. Take time to reflect, as to whose slave you are: sin or Christ? Let us as a slave to Christ, completely submit and give total obedience to him, the Master of our lives. It will be good to remember, we were bought with a price by the Lord Jesus Christ and are owned by him. At the cross He bought us and now control and govern us. We were His by creation and now by His shed blood He has reclaimed us, as we come to Him receiving the free gift of God. Let us resist sin and seek righteousness, so we can spend eternity with Christ.

Have a wonderful day

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