09/26/2026
Weekly Devotion….
We have a choice!!!
I can’t get Romans 6 off my mind.
Up until this year I had the mindset……….
“I’m human, I’m going to sin”.
I looked at it as a human flaw more than a act of disobedience against our Holy God.
But that’s not what God’s word says.
Romans 6:6-7 says……
“For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin, because anyone who has died has been set free from sin.”
Any addiction we may have, eating, drugs, alcohol.
Or other sins like pride, selfishness, gossip, lust, adultry, as well as all other sins we commit can be mastered if we would just realize the power we have in Christ.
Yes, sin is a choice!
Sure, there maybe something in our lives that we have yet to recognize as sin, but if there is, God will soon draw that to our attention.
For me, God has shown me that even my impatience is a sin.
Galatians 5:22 says patience is a fruit of the spirit.
Since impatience is the opposite of Gods character, it too is a sin.
James 4:17 says………
Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it.
Romans 6:7 says….
“because anyone who has died has been set free from sin.”
That doesn’t mean that we have only been set free from past and future sins that were paid for on the cross.
It means we can now see what stands between us and God and do something about it.
Sin binds us, it’s what keeps us feeling unworthy of God’s love.
But understand what Romans 6:7 is telling us.
If we have accepted Christ as our savior, it is God’s Holy Spirit who lives in us.
Before we are saved our regrets may cause guilt, but no longer. It’s not guilt and regret that sets us free, but obedience to the conviction of the Holy Spirit that covers us in a indescribable peace.
Each time we sin we have chosen it over what God says is best for us. Remember, we are no longer ruled by the flesh, we have died to it. The only time it has power over us is when we give it control.
No, I have not conquered everything that needs conquering in my life, but I have learned to pause and decide, am I choosing what the Holy Spirit is prompting me to do, or am I surrendering to the flesh, which God says we have died to.
It no longer reigns over us. If you want to draw closer to God, start working on saying no to fleshly desires and watch your relationship with God reach a level you never thought possible.