By Adeshola Abraham
If you want to grow roses, you must declare war on weeds; otherwise, they will run amok in your garden. In other words, you must beware of weeds! There is a spiritual parallel at work here, and it's this: unless you deal decisively with sin, it will take over your life.
The apostle Paul explains it beautifully: 'Your old evil desires were nailed to the cross with him; that part of you that loves to sin was crushed and fatally wounded, so that your sin-loving body is no longer under sin's control, no longer needs to be a slave to sin; for when you are deadened to sin you are freed from all its allure and its power over you. And since your old sin-loving nature "died" with Christ, we know that you will share his new life. Christ rose from the dead and will never die again. Death no longer has any power over him... now he lives forever in unbroken fellowship with God. So look upon your old sin nature as dead and unresponsive to sin, and instead be alive to God... Do not let sin control your puny body any longer... Do not let any part of your bodies become tools of wickedness, to be used for sinning; but give yourselves completely to God - every part of you - for you are back from death and you want to be tools in the hands of God, to be used for his good purposes. Sin need never again be your master... you are free under God's favour and mercy' (Romans 6:6-14 TLB).
I pray: May we receive the grace to say no to sin, and every of its appearance in Jesus name.
Good Morning and blessed Midweek.
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