Scripture to Read: Romans 7:4
God loves to give us Good News because that is what His Gospel is, Good News. As we have been walking through Romans 7 this week, we have taken it verse by verse, leaving us with a few unanswered questions. But today, God gives us the answer we’ve been looking for here in Romans 7:4, Therefore, my brethren, you also were made to die to the Law through the body of Christ, so that you might be joined to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God. Remember that God used the marriage relationship as an example of a couple being united until death alone separates them. Now God is saying that before we surrendered to Christ, we were united to God’s Law and held accountable by God’s Law, which we could never fulfill. But we had to die to the Law to be united with Christ. Through Christ, the Law of God has been completely fulfilled in us because Christ fulfilled God’s Law on our behalf. So, we must understand that we, as followers of our Lord Jesus Christ, died to the power of the Law when we died with Christ. We died with Christ when we surrendered to Him as Lord. And now, we are united with God the Father through His Holy Spirit who raised Christ from the dead. Because Christ has been raised, we also have been raised to life through Christ. As a result, we now live producing a harvest through the good works God has for us to do (Ephesians 2:10, Titus 2:14, Titus 3:14).
Challenge & Application
What did God teach you today about your life in Him that you maybe had forgotten or just did not know until today?
How are you walking in the good works God has for you to walk in each day?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!