LIFEWAY DAILY DEVOTIONAL Honeybee Rhoads

Sin Can Be Overcome

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 13:14, HCSB

Every sin can be overcome. Don't allow yourself to admit to any exception, for if you do, this exception will be the loose bolt that causes the bridge to fall down. One of the sad things about certain sections of the modern-day church is the moral fatalism that says in regard to one's sin: "But what could I do? I am just a frail human being."

The implication is that sin is an integral part of human nature, and as long as we remain human, we shall never be able to overcome sin. The clear message of the gospel is spelled out in this verse: "Sin will not rule over you" (Rm 6:14).
Today's text in The Amplified Biblereads: "But clothe yourself with the Lord Jesus Christ, the Messiah, and make no provision for indulging the flesh - put a stop to thinking about the evil cravings of your physical nature - to gratify its desires and lusts." Notice the phrase: "make no provision for indulging the flesh." In other words, do not provide for failure; provide for victory. There must be an absoluteness about the whole thing.

There are dangers in pretending we are winning the battle against sin when we are not, or in approaching the whole issue from self-effort. But these dangers, in my opinion, are not as great as mentally providing for sin in our lives. The tyranny of this fatalism - that as long as we are in the flesh, we must expect to sin - must be broken. The Christian life must be lived from the standpoint that we expect not to sin. I repeat: every sin can be overcome.

Daily Prayer
My Father and my God, help me to lay hold on the fact that Your offer is not simply to help me realize what sin is, but to release me from it. May I enter more and more into that glorious deliverance day by day. Amen.

This devotional is courtesy of Every Day with Jesus.