Don't let sin rule your body. After all, your body is bound to die, so don't obey its desires or let any part of it become a slave of evil. Give yourselves to God, as people who have been raised from death to life. Make every part of your body a slave that pleases God. Don't let sin keep ruling your lives. You are ruled by God's kindness and not by the Law. What does all this mean? Does it mean we are free to sin, because we are ruled by God's wonderful kindness and not by the Law? Certainly not! Don't you know that you are slaves of anyone you obey? You can be slaves of sin and die, or you can be obedient slaves of God and be acceptable to him.
Romans 6: 12 - 16
Human beings, by their very nature are obedient! We either obey our fleshly desires and lusts, or we obey God, who is the Creator of all there is! Being obedient to the flesh is, of course also being obedient to Satan. Disobedience to God means we are being obedient to Satan and the opposite is also true.
Every minute of the day thoughts will come into your mind and you must decide to be obedient to them or not! If you spend much time reading and meditating on Scripture you will be able, with the help of the Holy Spirit to know whether or not your thoughts are a temptation to sin or a leading to be obedient to righteousness! As you grow as a follower of Jesus Christ, your senses will be sharpened to know the difference between a prompting of the Holy Spirit and the pull of the Devil!
Don't be fooled to think that even though you are not being obedient to God, you are not living in sin either. That would be impossible. You are either headed for Heaven because of the Blood of Jesus Christ or you are headed for Hell. There is no other eternal destination for any man. So as you are obedient today, choose Heaven and not Hell!
"Thank You Jesus for giving me the opportunity to be obedient to You in every decision I make today. Show me the way and help me to walk in it. Praise Your Holy Name, now and forever. Amen."
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