Colossians 4: 6
November 6, 2023
MEMORIAL OF SAINT ENGELBERT, BISHOP AND MARTYR – 7 NOVEMBER
November 7, 2023
THE 6th OF NOVEMBER
AS CHRISTIANS WE HAVE BEEN DELIVERED FROM THE LAW, TO LIVE A NEW LIFE THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT
For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions which were aroused by the law were at work in our members to bear fruit to death. But now we have been delivered from the law, having died to what we were held by, so that we should serve in the newness of the Spirit and not in the oldness of the letter. – Romans 7:5-6
When we were living our lives led by our carnal nature, we were trapped by sin. The sinful nature had its lusts and passions awakened by that which the law calls sin. The fruit of the way we used our abilities and talents, as we followed the direction of our sinful nature, was death. No matter how hard we tried to escape doing things the wrong way, we could not in our own strength. The continuous desire to sin led man to death and separation from God. The law could not set anyone free from their sinful passions.
But since we died through Christ to sin, that was holding us captive, we are free from the law and its penalty. Now we can choose to serve God and obey His will and not be under the commandments of the law. We do not have to bring sacrifices for our sins, because the blood of Jesus cleansed all the sins of mankind. Because we have been born through the Holy Spirit, we desire to do God’s will. As we continue to grow in knowing God, the Holy Spirit teaches us what we should do and leads us into all His truth.
SUGGESTED PRAYER
Thank You Lord for the amazing grace You offered us through Your New Covenant. Because You offered Yourself as the perfect sacrificial lamb, You fulfilled the law and made the way for us. Now I can be saved by obeying You out of love and I am free of the terror of not being able to fulfill all the commandments of the law. You know what is in my heart. Please help me to have a totally surrendered and sincere heart, to receive Your grace and follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Thank You Lord Jesus for the gift of salvation and for the righteousness that I can have only in You. Amen
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