Tuesday, April 15, 2014

It's been paid

Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his. 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. Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:3-10, 23 NIV). 
Jesus knew it was His last week. He knew He would be betrayed. He also knew He had a God and Father that was greater than this world and more powerful than sin. He had overcome sin. Now all He had left to do was die for His people. Most of which treated Him horribly and were not loving to Him like He was to them. And yet that week leading up to His death He was triumphantly welcomed into the city with palm branches to later be betrayed. During the course of the week Jesus didn't sit around and mope nor was He discouraged. He took the course God had given Him and He lived it out to the fullest. I'm sure it wasn't always easy but Jesus overcame sin. So yes God does know what it is like to battle sin and He can help us battle! Easter is not only about rejoicing in Jesus' victory but the victory we can have in Him! We are no longer slaves to sin. We don't have to fall anymore, we don't have to have pain anymore. No! We can rejoice in Jesus Christ our savior who paid it all. Now it is our turn to pay the price. Be stronger than sin. God is able. He will never fail. 

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