This is the Gospel, Day 8 #shereadstruth

For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. For one who has died has been set free from sin. Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. For the death he died he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus. (Romans 6:5-11 ESV)

But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, (Ephesians 2:4-6 ESV)

As we complete these devos on the Gospel, we can consider what has occurred and what's to come. Take some time to meditate on the grace given to us through Christ's sacrifice and consider the full Gospel: the incarnation, sinless life, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension of our Lord. Contemplate how these facets of the Gospel apply to your daily life, your struggles and successes, your trials and triumphs.

For some examples, check out chapter 10 in "Because He Loves Me" by Elyse Fotzpatrick or my next post: The Gospel Applied. I encourage you to take some time to really consider your wretchedness, your flesh, and apply the Gospel to it.

Our devo writer states: "The gospel changes everything.You have been made alive through Christ. You have been brought from death to life. Sister, you have been set free. So now? We act like it. Not because it saves us; no, Jesus has already done that. Not because we have to; no, we cannot earn more or less of His love. We act like it because it’s who we are. We are new creations; putting off our old selves and putting on the likeness of God (Ephesians 4:22-24), we are daughters of the Most High; we are the lovely, spotless bride of Christ."

Remember who you are IN Christ. Seek Him more, know Him more, love Him more. In this is our hope. Not works, not lists, not morality. Just Jesus.


This is the Gospel, Day 8 #shereadstruth
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