Hey guys, time for some coffee and the Bible. Today's reading comes from Romans 8 verses
12 and 13. The Bible says, Therefore, dear brothers and sisters, you have no obligation
to do what your sinful nature urges you to do. For if you live by its dictates, you will
die. But if through the power of the Spirit you put to death the deeds of your sinful
nature, you will live. See, there's good news here. Really, it's great news because what
Paul's telling us here is we don't have to keep chained up in bondage as slaves to our
sinful nature. Change, it can happen. We can break free. You see, it comes down to a simple
choice that either we can live by God's ways, doing what Jesus has told us to do, or living
by giving into those temptations and giving into what the world says. Basically, jumping
onto that highway to hell. Keep in mind though, the price of living in sin is death. The Bible
tells us this. It makes this very, very clear. See, the great thing about this is if we go
to the Father with prayer, supplication, we exercise self-control, then we can overcome
the sinful nature within us, this constant draw that we have to keep going back to bondage.
It comes through routine, discipline, and caution, and leaning into the Lord and accepting
His help. It doesn't mean things won't be hard. It doesn't mean we won't be tempted.
It doesn't mean it's going to be instant. What it does mean though is that through God's
grace and God's mercy and our obedience to Him, we can overcome whatever we need to deal
with. Isn't that wonderful?