Scripture to Read: Romans 14:7–9
We learned yesterday that worship is about honoring our Lord. As believers, we must practice His presence in our lives by worshipping Christ daily. God finished Romans 14:6 by circling back to eating. The key is that every believer gives thanks to God for what we eat or don’t eat. Either way, we honor Him! That is why God had Paul continue to write in Romans 14:7–8, “For not one of us lives for himself, and not one dies for himself; 8 for if we live, we live for the Lord, or if we die, we die for the Lord; therefore whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.” What a great reminder that God gave us life and that we are here because He chose for us to be physically born. We also know there will come a day when God will call us home and for Christians, that will be an incredibly joyous day. God wants every believer to continually remember that we belong to Him, whether we are here on earth or at home in heaven. That is why Christ’s death and resurrection are so beautiful. Through Christ’s death, when we surrender to Him as Lord, we are buried with Him, and our “old man” is crucified with Him (see Romans 6:3–6). Through Christ’s resurrection, we are raised to new life in Christ. God explains it this way in Romans 14:9, For to this end Christ died and lived again, that He might be Lord both of the dead and of the living. Christ is Lord of all.
Challenge & Application
· How are you honoring God daily through what you think, say, and do?
· What does it mean to you to know that Christ has made you brand new and that He is your Lord at all times?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!