Don't let sin reign

Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts. 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 6.12-14

We not only have a new master after salvation – we have a new king. Once sin reigned supreme. It was the king of our lives. The prince of the power of this world sat on the throne of our hearts so we all had an evil style contrary to God. King Sin had control of our lives..

But then Jesus came and broke the power of King Sin. He dethroned King Sin and took his place. Now it is our job to let Jesus reign.

How does this play out in our day to day lives?

It means that when the flesh calls out for attention to satisfy its sinful fleshly desires we chose to not let sin reign as we remember we are no longer bound. We chose to follow the Spirit with the knowledge that Christ is in us giving us the power to do what is right.

There is no sin where we have say ‘I just can’t handle it’ or ‘that’s just the ways I am.’ We have all the power of Jesus Christ Himself to defeat the power of our former regent.

Don’t let sin reign – instead let our new King have control.