Good Morning Girls Devotional Week 3 "Why Easter Matters"

This is our reading for Wednesday, 4/16/14.

Romans 6:8-14 (TLB)
And since your old sin-loving nature “died” with Christ, we know that you will share his new life. Christ rose from the dead and will never die again. Death no longer has any power over him. He died once for all to end sin’s power, but now he lives forever in unbroken fellowship with God. So look upon your old sin nature as dead and unresponsive to sin, and instead be alive to God, alert to him, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
 
Do not let sin control your puny body any longer; do not give in to its sinful desires. Do not let any part of your bodies become tools of wickedness, to be used for sinning; but give yourselves completely to God—every part of you—for you are back from death and you want to be tools in the hands of God, to be used for his good purposes. Sin need never again be your master, for now you are no longer tied to the law where sin enslaves you, but you are free under God’s favor and mercy.

S: Romans 6:8,14 
And since your old sin-loving nature “died” with Christ, we know that you will share his new life. Sin need never again be your master, for now you are no longer tied to the law where sin enslaves you, but you are free under God’s favor and mercy.

O: When we give our lives over to God, we are no longer who were once were. We are now children of Christ. We live by His rules now. When Christ died, our sins died with Him. And like the flowers that bloom in springtime, we bloom in the glory of God's love. We are spring! We are new! 

A: I need to remember that I'm not the person I was in my past. But I also need to remember that God is still working on me. As a friend said to me once, we go from grace to grace. We move one day at a time. I need to remember that each day is a new day and a chance to start again. I gave myself to Christ. My words and actions need to reflect that. And when I do things that don't exactly line up with Jesus, then I ask forgiveness and try to get back onto the right path.

P: Lord Jesus, I am not perfect. I am far from it. But in Your eyes, I am perfect. Perfectly made just the way You had in mind. I may stumble and fall, but You're always right there to pick me up and let me start over. Let my actions and my words become a reflection of my love for You. In Your Name I pray. Amen