Daily Devotions

Roms 6: 11

In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

Paul is writing to the believers in Rome and reminding them now that they are redeemed and are children of God then they must consider themselves to be dead to sin but alive in Christ Jesus. He said in verse 14 For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.

The world that is without Jesus is dominated by sin as Satan rules the world and has his hands in the lives of all men who are not redeemed by the blood of Jesus. They are blinded in their minds and they cannot believe or understand the saving grace of the Gospel. Their hearts too are harden with pride and will not accept the truth of the Gospel.

This truth is revealed to all believers through the work f the Holy Spirit who Jesus promised would be given to all believers. Jesus said in John 16:13 “However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth, for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak, and He will tell you things to come.”

The Holy Spirit will teach and lead us into all truth through the wisdom that He would give to every believer and also through the revelation gifts of the word of prophecy, the word of knowledge and wisdom. The Holy Spirit will also reveal new revelations and truth to the believers as He had revealed to Paul and the other apostles.

These days we are aware that God had raised up many end times prophets who have heard been hearing new revelations from God and are bringing them to the body of Christ. These are the truth that God had told Daniel to lock up till the end of times. Before this the world is still far behind in knowledge and understanding and such truths would not be understood by the people of the olden days.

However in these end times, knowledge has increased and men are wiser and more knowledgeable and are able to understand the new revelations that the Holy Spirit brings through His prophets and servants.

James also tells us that we need to draw near to God and to submit to Him continuously and when we do that we would have power to resist the devil who would flee from us. He said in James 4:6-7 “God resist the proud, but gives grace to the humble.  Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and He will flee from you.”

Submitting to God means we are His friends unlike the people in the world who do not know Him. Since we are His friends then we must live according to His Kingdom and values and not according to the values of the world anymore. We now must live humbly and righteously before God as we draw near to Him through Jesus Christ.

James 4: 8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts you double minded. This is our duty and privilege which the world cannot have, therefore let us live like the apostles and been holy and righteous to God.