We know that our old"); document.writeln("sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in"); document.writeln("our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin. For when we died with Christ we were"); document.writeln("set free from the power of sin.1
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Do you ever feel like you"); document.writeln("are too far gone? Do you ever feel like it is too late to come back to Christ?"); document.writeln("I know I do. Whenever I give into sin, I feel guilty because I know that it is"); document.writeln("wrong and the opposite of what God wants from me. Even when the Holy Spirit"); document.writeln("convicts me of what I am doing, I sometimes ignore it and follow through with"); document.writeln("the sin. I want to pursue God more, just how He pursues me. However, it is hard"); document.writeln("to give up my old sinful ways and live a God-pleasing life, and I worry that I"); document.writeln("will not reach my full potential in Christ.
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When I worry about this, I"); document.writeln("remember that Romans 6:6 tells us that our old sinful selves were crucified"); document.writeln("with Jesus so that we would no longer be overpowered by sin. Because of the"); document.writeln("great love that God has for us, He sets us free from the power of sin and makes"); document.writeln("us a new creation when we accept Jesus into our hearts. Moreover, in Romans"); document.writeln("6:12, we are told to not let sin control the way we live and to not give in to"); document.writeln("sinful desires. But how do we not give in to temptation and resist it"); document.writeln("instead? Well, in Romans 6:13, we learn that we need to give ourselves to God"); document.writeln("completely. We can give ourselves completely to God by trusting Him, allowing"); document.writeln("His will to be done in our lives, and by praying honestly and earnestly. God"); document.writeln("has already provided us with freedom from sin, we just need to accept that"); document.writeln("freedom and use it wisely. If you have time and would like to dig deeper into"); document.writeln("the Word, I encourage you to read all of Romans 6 today.
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Suggested prayer: Dear"); document.writeln("Lord, thank you for freeing me from the power of sin. Please help me to let go"); document.writeln("of my old sinful ways, and move forward in this new life I have in Christ. In"); document.writeln("your precious name I pray, Amen.
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1. "); document.writeln("Romans 6:6-7 (NLT).
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Today\'€™s Encounter"); document.writeln("was written by: Gianna B.
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