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instruments of righteousness

Romans 6:12-14
"12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace."

We are reading WONDERFUL verses from the letter to the Romans written by the Apostle Paul. Paul has really driven home that we recive "NEWNESS of LIFE" through Jesus Christ and His work on the cross. Because of His sacrifice; sin and death has no more authority over us! We are FREE!!! It is a glorious thing that Jesus has given the world!!!
We cannot express how incredible this is.

What we can do is in today's verses; "Let NOT sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin:" out of gratitude we want to do GOD'S will for us. His will is described throughout the Holy Bible. We want our actions and our lives to be used for GOOD and NOT bad (sin.)

"but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are ALIVE from the dead, and your members as instruments of RIGHTEOUSNESS unto God. For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are NOT under the law, but under GRACE." We want to obey God's Law and we will try our best, but we will fall short. That's just the way it is. We are blessed to have our Lord and Savior who gives us GRACE. (God's Riches At Christ's Expense) We are living under The Gospel. It's incredible. It's Good News worth reporting today!
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