ROMANS 6:8-10

Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.  For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God.

TO PONDER

Ever heard the phrase, ‘Jack of all trades, master of none’? Having a small amount of knowledge on a topic can be helpful, but it doesn’t make you a master. I can change a blown light bulb and even flip a fuse back on, but if I wanted another power point installed, I would need to call an electrician. I know how to change a tire on my car and fill it with petrol, but when it dies at the traffic lights, I call a mechanic. I can do a little, but I need a master when problems are beyond my scope of control. God knew that I would never be able to earn my salvation. I can make some ‘right’ decisions, I can show love and even patience on occasion, but I am not able to work for my salvation. Jesus is the master who lived the perfect life, died the perfect death and rose perfectly, to defeat death and sin, not just for himself, but for all humanity. He is our master, and all we need to do is call out to him!

PRAYER

Jesus, thank you that you mastered life and death, and you defeated the power of sin in my life through your death and resurrection. Help me to stop relying on my own strength, but to instead call on you, the master of all things. Amen.

Today's devotion written by Elise Von Stanke, LifeWay Newcastle.