Pastor Leon’s SOAP:  Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer
May 25, 2022: SOAP #4556: 1Kings 10, 11; 2Chronicles 9; Romans 6

SCRIPTURE:  Romans (NVI) 6:10 The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. 11 In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. 12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. 13 Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness. 14 For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.

OBSERVATION: We have been set free from the dominance of sin; we now have the ability to choose.  We are now responsible for our choices.

When the Holy Spirit is mixed with the spirit of man, we have a being with a righteous nature.  We now have choices.  Having been freed from the sin nature, we can choose that which honors God.

Paul tells us that we should choose what we do with our bodies.  On one hand we can surrender our bodies to do those things that sin tempts us to do.  This will result in our bodies being instruments of wickedness.

The better choice is that we choose to surrender our bodies to do what God desires.  This is what those who have been brought from death to life do.  One can identify the inner change by the outer change.  That new life is on the inside is readily apparent because of the changes seen in the actions of the body.  Now our bodies serve as instruments of righteousness.

APPLICATION: Sin dominated fallen man.  But God loves us and desires we love Him in return.  He gives us choices.  We prove our love for God by doing those things that please Him.  Our choices prove our love. 

PRAYER:  Lord, I choose you.  Let my love for you be seen in my choices.  May the love and respect I have for you be seen in the choices I make in my life every day.  Amen

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