Victory Over Sin 2

Devotional Reading: We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. Romans 6:4 ESV

From the anchor text, you will notice a contrast: death and raised from the dead. The “raised from the dead” is not referring to our physical bodies. Looking through the chapter, Paul is contrasting two lifestyles, the old and the new. The lifestyle contaminated with sin and evil, with the new life, the resurrected life, the life that’s free.

There is something marvelous about this passage. Paul is saying that this resurrection, the new life that we have, was possible for the glory of the Father — glory meaning the greatness of the power of God.

Can you imagine the power that acted upon Jesus’ dead body, to bring life after three days of being dead, and taking Him directly to God’s right hand? The implication here is that the same power that acted upon Jesus to resurrect Him, is the same power that acts upon His children to make it possible to live in righteousness and holiness. Thus, the separation of the power of sin, and then added to the union with Christ gives the victory.

This great power Christ won on the cross, was to break vicious cycles of sin so that we could enjoy the resurrected life, the life of victory – our very life now as believers.

We must absorb this knowledge of the victory we have in Christ daily to live and walk in our true identity that sin has no power over us. And that we can live in righteousness and holiness because God’s power is now walking in us.

Prayer and Confession
Thank you for my victory in Christ. I declare that I walk victoriously in my true identity.

Further Reading: Colossians 3:1-3, Ephesians 4:1-4