Do Not let Sin Reign in You
We don't use the word "reign" very often these days. We associate it with a country which has a king who is the one in control of everything. We say he reigns over the people. He has the power to do the right things, and he has the power to stop the wrong things from happening. Now, we need to take that understanding and apply it to what the Bible tells us when it uses the word "reign." The Lord gave Paul a command to give to all believers. He explains our salvation by trusting Jesus as our Lord and Savior, and then he gives this command. (Romans 6:12) "Therefore, do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts." The word "therefore, shows that the command is based on what he said about our salvation. Once we have died with Christ, sin's power over us is broken. We need to hear this verse and apply it well in our lives. Once we trust Jesus as Lord and Savior, we are not to go back to living a we lived before tha...