Daily Walk Through the New Testament
November 4
Read Romans 5:12-6:14

Today’s passage describes in detail a marvelous truth: as Christ followers we are dead to sin (Romans 6:11). In Adam, all people are sinners; in Christ, they are saints. In Adam’s family, death reigns; in Christ’s family, deliverance reigns. We all know sin has no power over someone who is dead. Sin and temptation can show up, but the dead man will never give in.
When you become a Christ follower, sin lost its power over you the same way it loses its power over someone who has died. You can still sin, but you don’t have to — you’re not a slave to it anymore. Sin has lost its power over you. Why? Because you are aligned and identified with Christ. You were buried with Him and raised with Him. You share in His victory and are freed from sin.
Whenever you choose to give in to sin and temptation, you are rejecting the freedom Christ purchased for you at Calvary. Remember Paul’s clear teaching in Romans 6:1-2 that those who are dead to sin should not live in it any longer. You are called to choose the way of God daily, to “walk in newness of life” and consider yourself “dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6: 4, 11). Ask the Holy Spirit to fill you, rule in you, and guide you in living out who you are in Christ!