DON'T LET HIM IN!

Hello there!

I hope you’re doing well and that all is well with you.

Welcome to today’s gist.

I was reading Romans 6 and verses 6 and 7 say something particularly interesting that I thought to share. From the Amplified version, it says “We know that our old self [our human nature without the Holy Spirit] was nailed to the cross with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin. For the person who has died [with Christ] has been freed from [the power of] sin.”

When I read these verses, the understanding that came to me was the fact that sin no longer has power over me; I am no longer its slave and cannot be brought under its subjugation.

That was a wonderful thought to have, well until I heard in my heart “why then do you take yourself to be put under sin’s subjugation?”

In that moment I understood that the problem was not that sin had power over me, but it was, and still is, that sometimes I carry myself to put under sin’s power; the fact that I am dead to self and sin through Christ is what removes me from being under sin’s subjugation but when I take my dead self and pour life into it for sin to begin to work in me again, I become a prime candidate for sin’s enslavement.

So, it is not that the devil has one serious power that he’s using to force me into sin, it is that I give myself over for him to manipulate and for sin to rule over me.

For as long as I remain in Christ and stay dead to sin, sin has no control over me’ but the moment I fan the embers of my self to life, no matter how little the sparks are, it gives the devil, and sin, enough leeway to enter into and take control of my life.

You may be asking “how am I giving the devil entry into my life?” It’s simple really: when you decide to take reins of your life from God, you are automatically giving the devil the reins of your life. You can’t have complete control of your life, it is either you are under God’s control or you place yourself under the devil’s control.

The conclusion of the entire matter is therefore this: the devil has no power over you that you do not give him; his ability to manipulate you into sin is dependent on your decision to give him entry into your life!

May God help us not to hand over the control of our lives to the devil.

See you next week.

 

Love,

Achenyo.

PS. We’re starting something new on the blog; for one Thursday every month, we will be having a guest feature, I’ll be having my friends to share their thoughts on the blog. I hope you enjoy!