Wed.’s Devo - The Sin Question

Read Job 27 Job continues to defend his righteousness in spite of the fact that God is causing his life to be bitter. Then he describes the life of the wicked. Instead of seeing the wicked as prospering like he spoke of before, he now sees them cursed. Their children are killed in war or famine. The wicked man stores up riches that the righteous will use. If he escapes war and famine then he will die by the plague (“called the black death”). No one will be left alive to perform the funeral. Instead of being gathered to lie with his people, his death will lead to terror and a whirlwind will take him away to God’s wrath. What a fearful end to life. God has given us baptism to be a symbol of our death in Christ. Romans 6:7 says that he who has died has been freed from sin. We are now dead to sin and alive to God. We are to present our members a instruments of righteousness to God. Sin no longer has dominion over us, for we are not under law but under grace. We are no longer slaves to sin, but slaves to righteousness. We now produce fruit to holiness. I get so tired of hearing Christians say that we have to sin everyday. WE DON’T! If we do then we need to be baptized. We are a work in progress but our end is holiness. Lord, only your spirit can reveal your plan of salvation and sanctification. Let your Word set us free from condemnation so that we can boldly proclaim your righteousness.