Psalm 24:10
October 29, 2023
FEAST OF SAINT ALPHONSUS RODRIGUEZ – 30th OCTOBER
October 30, 2023
THE 29th OF OCTOBER
HOW WE LIVE SHOWS WHO’S OUR LORD
And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace. – Romans 6:13-14
We choose who we serve and what we are using our bodies for. We must never forget that God knows all and we must live right, as unto Him, and not obey our carnal nature’s lusts or what pleases other people. As long as we know that we are saved and forgiven by God’s grace and not by our own efforts, sin does not have dominion over us.
If we love Jesus with all our hearts, we are willing to live to please Him and Father God. The sacrifice and suffering of Jesus Christ on the cross, show how great His love is for us. As we understand how much God loves us, we receive more and more of His love which helps us grow in our love for Him too. While our love for Jesus increases, our desire for sin decreases.
The devil tries to trick us into believing that we cannot ever stop committing certain sins from our past. But this is a complete lie. The Bible says that we are freed from the power of all sin, and we can choose to do what is right. It is not that we become perfect and never accidentally sin, but we can choose to stop living in perpetual, deliberate sin as the Lord strengthens us to do so.
SUGGESTED PRAYER
How perfect is Your salvation plan, dear Lord. You did all You had to do and now it is my turn to choose to please You and not live sinfully. The reward of peace, joy, love and blessing that I receive from You by living right cannot even be compared to anything that any sin may offer. The price of sin is huge, and it could cost me forever. Lord, please help me to always make the right choices that empower You to bless me. Please help me never choose to sin and empower the devil to destroy me. Please help me keep Jesus as my Lord forever and never let sin gain dominion over me again, in the Name of Jesus I pray. Amen.
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