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July 14, 2020
Today’s Promise
I Am Dead in Christ
Romans 6:3-4
Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.
You’re Dead
It may seem strange, but according to this promise, you are dead. When you gave your life to Christ and by faith accepted Him as Savior and Lord, you were crucified with Christ. Your old life died with Christ on the cross.
One of the great mysteries of the New Testament is your union with Christ. No matter how we try to illustrate or explain that union, we always fall short of how incredible your union with Christ is.
Your Baptism
Your union with Christ in death and life is lived out in water baptism. When you were immersed in the water, it was a symbol of your death in Christ. When you were lifted out of the water, it pictured your new life in Christ.
Your death in Christ has opened the doors for several things to happen in your life.
1. Your death in Christ buried your past sins and failures.
When you died with Christ, your sin debt was paid, and your old life passed away. Jesus took on your sin while on the cross. There no need to look back at your past failures; they are part of your old life that passed away.
2. Your death in Christ opens the door for resurrection.
You can’t have a resurrection without a death. Your new life in Christ is only possible because the old life has died. In Ephesians 4, Paul commands us to take off the old life and put on the new life in Christ. When you were baptized, your pastors probably said something to the effect of “Buried with Christ in baptism, raised to walk in the new newness of life.’ Your death in Christ opened the door for the new life you have in Him.
3. Your death in Christ broke the power of sin in your life.
Before you came to Christ, you were a slave to your sin. You had no power to resist Satan’s temptations. As a Christian, that power was broken. Dead people don’t sin; it has no power over them. Because you are dead in Christ, sin has no power over you.
Look at that verse again.
Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death?
Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. – Romans 6:3-4
Make these confessions.
- I am dead in Christ.
- When Jesus died on the cross, I died with Him.
- I am dead to sin’s power over me.
- Since I am dead in Christ, I’ve been made alive through His resurrection.
In Jesus name,
Amen
Today, walk as one who is dead in Christ.
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Do you see yourself as dead in Christ? What effect does it have on your walk with God? Share in the comments below.