Daily Devotion with Pastor Tong Liu: Daily Devotion

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1 Corinthians 15:55-58

"Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?" The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

Paul explained about the working of sin, power and death in the human body. Why does everyone have to experience death? Why is death inevitable in the human life? Paul clearly tells us that the sting of death is sin, and when we sin, the book of Romans said tells us - the wages of sin is death. When a person sins, whether directly or indirectly, the result is death. Everyone must face death.

Why do people live in sin? Paul explained that the power of sin is the law. The law convicts us of our sins. As each person comes before God, he or she discovers that they are not able to achieve the standard of law. As such, no one is able to stand before the law. Therefore, our sin bounds us, and we have to go through the path of death. Thank God, this is why Jesus Christ came into the world.

This passage tells us clearly that, Jesus overcome the power of death and sin, by going through the process of the death. When He resurrected, He proved that He had defeated the power of sin, and could rescue us who are bound in our sins. The death and resurrection of Jesus was not only a historic event, but because of His death and resurrection, He completely crushed the power of sin, and delivered us from the bondage of sin, to regain freedom in truth. Today we live in the grace of Christ, and Jesus Christ lives in our hearts, to live according to the spirit of the law. For this reason, Paul says, "Thanks be to God, He gives us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." In our everyday life, do not give the enemy a foothold. Stand firm and let nothing move us. Give ourselves fully to the work of the Lord. Because our Lord is so precious and glorious, He is worthy of us spending our lives to serve Him. When we understand this truth, we will not go back to our old ways, because in Christ, you and I are walking in the light!

Pray with Pastor Tong Liu

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Lord, we thank you once again, because you are victorious. You have defeated the power of sin. We ask you once again to free us from the bondage of sin, so we may live a victorious life in you and never walk the path of sin again. We thank you and pray in the victorious name of Jesus, Amen!