Oh, friend, your death with Christ is such good news! When sin comes knocking on your heart’s door, you are no longer obligated to answer, because you are dead to it. You have died with Christ on His cross; you have been buried with Him in the tomb. You have been raised with Him to a new life!
Are you struggling with greed—wanting more, more, more? Come to the cross of Christ and see yourself as dying with Him. See yourself giving up your spirit so that you might be filled with the Spirit of the Living God who satisfies with good things (Psalm 103:5).
Are you struggling with overwhelming sorrow? Come to Christ and see that He carried your sorrows in His body on the tree (Isaiah 53:4). You and your grief died with Christ, so you no longer grieve as those who have no hope (1 Thessalonians 4:13). You are united with the One who brings life and renewal to places that were once defined by darkness and death (Isaiah 58:11). Come and live in the light of His presence (Psalm 89:15, Ephesians 4:8) so that your joy will be restored (Psalm 51:12).
Does your flesh trouble you and clamor to be gratified? Run to the cross of Christ, friend, look up, and see your flesh united to the Lamb of God wounded and dying and then dead. Watch as they bury Christ and your flesh with Him in the tomb. Do you see it? Your body of death is dead! Through His death and resurrection, Jesus has delivered you (Romans 7:24-25)! You are free from sin's penalty through Jesus' death on the cross and are being freed from sin's power (Romans 6:7). You have risen with Christ to a new life, and God has given you saving grace that teaches you "to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives…" today!
Yes, we can still be tempted, even Jesus was tempted in every way that we are. But, you can consider yourself dead to sin because God has united you with Christ in His death. "Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions. Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness." Romans 6:12-13
Question: How does looking to Jesus and His cross, help you see yourself as dead to sin?
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Dawn writes, "He who has died has been freed from sin!" The only way to be free from sin is through death. I died with Christ resulting in my death which in turn frees me from sins power. Christ has put His resurrected Spirit inside me resulting in righteousness. Thank you, Father!"
Joe writes, "I remember the years of slavery to sin. When a temptation came along, I knew that it was only a matter of time before I gave in to it. I remember thinking, should I just indulge the flesh now and get it over with, or wait until it gains strength and I fall in a much worse way. By seeing myself as dead to sin and this free from sins dominion, I can see that I don't have to respond to the temptation at all. I am no longer the same person. Not only is that person dead, but this new creature is alive to God, filled with His Spirit, and has escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust (2 Pet. 1:4)." Kim writes, "Visualizing my death with Jesus on the cross and being buried with Him is helpful because there is a finality to the power of sin & a freedom to walk in obedience by the power of the indwelling Spirit. I want to become more like my Savior as I now visualize walking with Him hand & hand through each day giving Him glory with my decisions."
Jeromy writes, "Amen, this is a truth in God's word that, oddly enough, I am truly just beginning to grasp deep in my soul but still struggle with or forget from time to time or as the day tarrys on. But Yes, I look to the cross, nail my sins to the cross of Jesus, am cleansed by His blood and see myself crucified and buried with Christ, amen!! And what a wonderful glory it is to be dead to my old self and alive in Jesus Christ! Halleluiah!"