May 19, 2023
Daily Devotion:
"He Lives in Me, and I Live in Him"
Romans 6:11
New International Version
11 In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
In order for us to live free from sin's control, free from the old master, with the power to walk a new kind of life, we have to know something, we have to consider something, and we have to present something. Christ died for us on the cross. He was raised from the dead for us at the tomb. When we believed in the Saviour's death and resurrection, we were "dipped" into the same scene. Our identity was changed. We didn't feel it, we didn't see it, we didn't hear it, but it occurred, nevertheless. When we came to Christ, we were placed into Him as His death became ours, His victorious resurrection became ours, His
"awakening" to new life became our "awakening," His powerful walk became our powerful walk. Before we can experience the benefits of all that, we have to know it. The Christian life is not stumbling along, hoping to keep up with the Saviour. He lives in me, and I live in Him. In this identification with Him, His power becomes ours. His very life becomes our life, guaranteeing that His victory over sin is ours to claim. We no longer need to live as a slave to sin.
