{"id":4533,"date":"2025-09-23T01:19:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T00:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therootcourse.com\/devotional\/?p=4533"},"modified":"2025-11-19T02:38:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T01:38:20","slug":"i-am-dead-to-sin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therootcourse.com\/devotional\/i-am-dead-to-sin\/","title":{"rendered":"I Am Dead to Sin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.\u201d
\u2014Romans 6:11<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

There are some lessons you never forget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One for me happened when my grandpa passed away. We were at his funeral, and there came a moment when we were invited to walk up and view his body one last time and say our goodbyes. As I got closer, I felt a deep mix of sadness and reflection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But then something unexpected happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A fly landed on grandpas face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It perched on his eyes… then moved to his nose… then finally to his mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was like Shewww! In my mind I was like Grandpa, can\u2019t you blow this fly away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Grandpa did absolutely nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No blinking. No flinching. No movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In that moment, it hit me:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is what it means to be dead.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dead People Can\u2019t Fall For Temptation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The fly was doing all it could to get a response from my grandpa, but there was no reaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because he was dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So even if the most beautiful, or seductive woman had walked past him, he wouldn\u2019t have responded either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not because he didn\u2019t used to feel, but because he couldn\u2019t anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was now dead.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that\u2019s exactly how God wants us to see ourselves when sin tries to tempt us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014Romans 6:11<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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You will still feel things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may walk down the road and see something that tries to stir lust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may feel that familiar tightness in your stomach, or hear those old thoughts start creeping in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But in that moment, you must remind yourself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am dead to sin. I\u2019m not responsive to this\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s not who you are anymore. You don\u2019t respond to sin\u2019s call\u2014because you\u2019re not alive to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The more you speak like this to yourself, the more even your subconscious mind begins to believe this truth. Strengthening these beliefs is Just like learning to drive a manual car, the more you face your triggers and respond with truth, the easier it becomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At first, it\u2019s awkward and uncertain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the more you choose to say \u201cI\u2019m dead to sin\u201d<\/strong>, and you visualize what it means, the more natural it becomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over time, the same triggers that used to shake you… won\u2019t move you anymore\u2014because you\u2019ve learned to live from your new identity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Memorise Romans 6<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If there\u2019s one chapter in the Bible to memorise\u2014it\u2019s Romans 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It explains exactly who you are now in Christ. It tells you what it means to be dead to sin and alive to God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Prayer<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Lord, help me truly understand that I am dead to sin. When temptations come, teach me to respond with truth. Let me live from my new identity\u2014alive to You and unshaken by sin. Amen.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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