Be a Weed-Killer!

 

"YOU MUST NOT GIVE SIN A VOTE."  ROMANS 6:12 TM
 
When it comes to dealing with sin in our lives, the Bible doesn't mince words: "Our old way of life was nailed to the Cross with Christ, a decisive end to that sin-miserable life - no longer at sin's every beck and call! What we believe is this: If we get included in Christ's sin-conquering death, we also get included in his life-saving resurrection. We know that when Jesus was raised from the dead it was a signal of the end of the death-as-the-end. Never again will death have the last word. When Jesus died, He took sin down with Him, but alive He brings God down to us.

From now on, think of it this way: Sin speaks a dead language that means nothing to you; God speaks your mother tongue, and you hang on every word. You are dead to sin and alive to God...That means you must not give sin a vote in the way you conduct your life. Don't give it the time of day. Don't even run little errands that are connected with that old way of life. Throw yourself wholeheartedly and full-time - remember you've been raised from the dead - into God's way of doing things. Sin can't tell you how to live. After all, you're not living under that old tyranny any longer. You're living in the freedom of God" (Romans 6:6-14 TM).

Sin is like weeds. To love roses you must hate weeds, declare war on them and uproot them before they spring up. Why? Because left unchecked, they'll take over your garden and destroy every good thing that grows. So the word for you today is - be a weed-killer!