“But Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.’” - Matthew 19:26
No book in the Bible makes the case for grace more strongly or clearly than the book of Romans. Through it, God teaches us that we all need grace because we are all sinners who have fallen short of God’s glory (Romans 3:23). Each of us is born a sinner. We have a spiritual birth defect – a sinful nature – that we inherited from Adam, the first sinful man. The good news is that the dam of sin cannot hold back the flood of God’s grace through Jesus Christ.
The problem of sin continues even after a person gives his life to Christ. When we trust in Christ we are completely forgiven and made right with God (justified), but we all still deal with sin. Temptation never goes away. And far too many Christians still live in spiritual defeat.
There are so many followers of Christ who love Jesus and want to obey Him but are still being controlled by a particular sin. For some reason, they can’t seem to get free and therefore keep falling into the same sin trap over and over. Frustration, guilt, shame, and regret plague the minds and hearts of these dear brothers and sisters. Trust me, this is not how God intends for His children to live!
There is an age-old belief that people never change. “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” they say. Well, this is not true in God’s family. You can change…or better yet be changed. What is impossible on our own is possible through the power of the Holy Spirit. If you have Jesus Christ living in you and you are living in Him, you have been freed from sin.
Father, thank You for setting me free from sin. Please give me the strength to stand firm when tempted. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Topics: Sin
