Scripture to Read: Romans 6:5
Hopefully, you are not missing how powerful God’s Word is in Romans 6. Of course, all of God’s Word is powerful, but Romans 6 is packed full of God’s richness of everything He’s given us in Christ. Today is no different as God continues in Romans 6:5, “For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection.” Oh, that every Christian would take to heart this incredible Truth from God today. When each person surrenders to Christ as Lord, we become permanently united with Christ in the likeness of His death. Again, that means that our old self (our old way of life) has become powerless because our old self died with Christ. Without jumping ahead too far, we know that our “flesh” is still alive because our flesh is the shell in which we live, but our old self permanently died with Christ. Then God tells us that we are now one with Christ. Though we have not yet been resurrected in our “flesh,” we have been revived in our spirit. Our spirit was completely revived and given life when we surrendered to Christ as Lord because God’s Spirit came to live in us. That is why we share in the likeness of Christ’s resurrection, because we’ve been resurrected to new life in Him. New life means we choose to live differently. Since Christ lives in us, our attitudes, words, thoughts, and choices should reflect Him. Being united with Him is life, so we must not miss this new life we have been given.
Challenge & Application
How is your life different knowing that you have been permanently united to Christ in His death?
How is your life different knowing that you have been permanently united to Christ in His resurrection?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!