What has dominion over you? Is it a large amount of debt? Is it a boss you don’t care for? Is it your attitude or state of mind? Are you ready for it to move on? Are you ready to die to it? Are you ready for a renewal, a new life?
We all fall prey to being governed by something we would rather we were not at some point. We make mistakes and find ourselves where we don’t want to be. If we are lucky, the situation is short lived, and we move on to something better.
We may overextend ourselves with debt. We may find ourselves in a bad job or working under a mean boss. These may lead to us having a bad attitude or being in a chaotic state of mind all the time. We are ready to be rid of it. We want to feel refreshed, as though we have a new lease on life.
When we are baptized into Christ, we are given that new lease on life. We are no longer the old person. We no longer need to live as someone who is trapped in a bad situation, even if we are in a bad situation. We can live as someone who is set free. We can live as someone who knows the current situation is temporary and we have a permanent place filled with bliss.
When we are baptized, we are buried with Christ in death. We die to our old selves. We are raised to a new life in Him. We are no longer slaves to sin. We are alive in Christ. Our life in Christ is a life of freedom. It is a life with no boundaries. It is a life of love, joy, peace, and contentment, no matter the situation.
I pray we all die to our sin. I pray we grasp the life we have in Jesus Christ. I pray each one of us understand that death no longer has dominion over us anymore than it has dominion over Christ. Die to your sin. Live your life in Christ. Live a life of freedom. Live in the love of Christ.
Romans 6:9-11 We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. The death he died, he died to sin, once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
Marty Pressey 