Passage of the Day:
I am using an example from everyday life because of your human limitations. Just as you used to offer yourselves as slaves to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer yourselves as slaves to righteousness leading to holiness. 20 When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness. 21 What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death! 22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in[b] Christ Jesus our Lord, Romans 6:19-23.
Reflection:
Evangelism Explosion uses a portion of today’s passage in their Bridge Illustration. The purpose of this analogy is to reveal to the unchurched that it’s impossible to earn your way into heaven. Verse 23 serves as the Grand Canyon, a physical obstacle that separates us from God due to sin. However, the good news is that the gift of God is eternal life in Christ. Jesus provides the bridge that Christians’ walk over by faith to reach everlasting life.
Prayerful Action:
I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. 14 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him, 1 John 5:13-15.
Preparing Your Fields to Bear Spiritual Fruit:
Christians who sow seeds of eternal life are always looking for opportunities to share their faith. Peter encouraged first century Christians to always be prepared to give an answer for the spiritual hope that you have. You may not do well the first few times you share your faith story. However, the more you practice by doing, the smoother your testimony will become. May the Holy Spirit inspire you to use this summer to sow seeds of eternal life to those in your spheres of influence.
Song of the Day:
Final Thoughts:
As July 4th quickly approaches, may you use the start of July tomorrow to help lost souls discover spiritual independence. May the lyrics of this classic song prompt you to sow seeds of eternal life all summer long.
by Jay Mankus
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