Nov. 11
THE LORD'S FREE MEN
"For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the
law, but under grace" Rom. 6:14
Sin will reign if it can: it cannot be satisfied with any place
below the throne of the heart. We sometimes fear that it will conquer
us, and then we cry unto the Lord, "Let not any iniquity have dominion
over me." This is His comforting answer, "Sin shall not have dominion
over you. It may assail you, and even wound you; but it shall never
establish sovereignty over you."
If we were under the law, our sin would gather strength and hold us
under its power; for it is the punishment of sin that a man comes
under the power of sin. As we are under the covenant of grace, we are
secured against departing from the living God by the sure declaration
of the covenant. Grace is promised to us, by which we are restored
from our wanderings, cleansed from our impurities, and set free from
the chains of habit.
We might lie down in despair and be "content to serve the
Egyptians" if we were still as slaves working for eternal life; but
since we are the Lord's free men, we take courage to fight with our
corruptions and temptations, being assured that sin shall never bring
us under its sway again. God Himself giveth us the victory through our
Lord Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.