Today's encouragement comes from Romans 6:14, where we read these words:
"For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace."What is intriguing about this Pauline verse (above), is how revolutionary, and counter-intuitive it is. The apostle is telling the Roman church that sin *would* have dominion over their souls *if* they *were* "under the law." But, since they are *not* "under the law," but rather "under grace," sin does *not* have dominion over them.
In other words, if we want to be slaves to sin, then the surest way to achieve this bondage is to be "under law." On the other hand, if we want to be free from sin, and liberated in Christ, then we must be "under grace.” Those “under the law” stay committed to their bosom sins. Those “under grace” gladly abandon all of them out of love for Christ.
[Puritan quote of the day: "Inquire then how it is with you, whether you prefer God before all other things.” —Jonathan Edwards, in his sermon, "A Truly Godly Man Prefers God Before All Others"]
