…our
old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with,
that we should no longer be slaves of sin. —Romans 6:6
Co-Crucifixion.
Have you made the following decision about sin—that it must be completely
killed in you? It takes a long time to come to the point of making this
complete and effective decision about sin. It is, however, the greatest moment
in your life once you decide that sin must die in you– not simply be
restrained, suppressed, or counteracted, but crucified— just as Jesus Christ
died for the sin of the world. No one can bring anyone else to this decision.
We may be mentally and spiritually convinced, but what we need to do is
actually make the decision that Paul urged us to do in this passage.
Pull yourself up, take some time alone with God, and make this
important decision, saying, “Lord, identify me with Your death until I know
that sin is dead in me.” Make the moral decision that sin in you must be put to
death.
This was not some divine future expectation on the part of Paul,
but was a very radical and definite experience in his life. Are you prepared to
let the Spirit of God search you until you know what the level and nature of
sin is in your life— to see the very things that struggle against God’s Spirit
in you? If so, will you then agree with God’s verdict on the nature of sin—
that it should be identified with the death of Jesus? You cannot “reckon
yourselves to be dead indeed to sin” (Romans 6:11) unless you have radically
dealt with the issue of your will before God.
Have you entered into the glorious privilege of being crucified
with Christ, until all that remains in your flesh and blood is His life?
“I have been
crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me…” (Galatians
2:20).
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