Daily Bible Reading and Prayer, KJV, May 10-Nov 9, 2018, Acts to Hebrews

July 9, Romans 6

Romans 6:1-23 KJV
[1] What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
[2] God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
[3] Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
[4] Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
[5] For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
[6] Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
[7] For he that is dead is freed from sin.
[8] Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
[9] Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
And death has no dominion over us either as we are alive in Him.
[10] For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
[11] Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
[12] Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
[13] Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
When we are fully consecrated to God, sin will have a much harder time getting a hold of us.
[14] For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
Sin shall not have dominion over us.
[15] What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
[16] Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
[17] But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
[18] Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
We were slaves to sin but God bought us with the priceless blood of his only begotten Son to adopt us as His children.
[19] I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.
[20] For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.
[21] What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
[22] But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
God saved us from being slaves to sin so the least we can do is serve Him in thankfulness.
[23] For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
What a beautiful verse, one of my favourites in fact. The farm we just picked peas at has this verse on a big sign.

Dear Lord, You alone are wondrous and glorious, You made the sun, stars, moon, earth, plants, people and everything in the universe. Thank you so much for everything You have done for us, thank you freeing us from a life of slavery to sin. Thank you that death, sin and Satan do not have dominion over us because of Your wonderful gift of Your only begotten Son. Thank you for everyone in my prayer journal, please continue to bless and keep them, in Jesus's name, Amen.