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August 2, 2020 8:00 pm
For twenty-nine years after World War II ended, Hiroo Onoda hid in the jungle, refusing to believe his country had surrendered. Japanese military leaders had dispatched Onoda to a remote island in the Philippines (Lubang) with orders to spy on the Allied forces. Long after a peace treaty had been signed and hostilities ceased, Onoda remained in the wilderness. In 1974, Onoda’s commanding officer traveled to the island to find him and convince him the war was over.
For three decades, Onoda lived a meager, isolated existence, because he refused to surrender—refused to believe the conflict was done. We can make a similar mistake. Paul proclaims the stunning truth that “all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death” (Romans 6:3). On the cross, in a powerful, mysterious way, Jesus put to death Satan’s lies, death’s terror, and sin’s tenacious grip. Though we’re “dead to sin” and “alive to God, ”(v. 11) we often live as though evil still holds the power. We yield to temptation, succumbing to sin’s seduction. We listen to lies, failing to trust Jesus. But we don’t have to yield. We don’t have to live in a false narrative. By God’s grace we can embrace the true story of Christ’s victory.
While we’ll still wrestle with sin, liberation comes as we recognize that Jesus has already won the battle. May we live out that truth in His power.
Glad you can join us for today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread are reading titled the battles over really was written by Wim Collier for 29 years after World War II ended hero when Noda hit in the jungle.
Refusing to believe his country had surrendered Japanese military leaders had dispatched a Noda to a remote island in the Philippines will bond with orders to spy on the Allied forces long after a peace treaty had been signed and hostilities ceased Noda remained in the wilderness in 1974, a notice commanding officer travel to the island to find him and convince him. The war was over for three decades, Noda lived a meager isolated existence because he refused to surrender refused to believe the conflict was done we can make a similar mistake Paul proclaims the stunning truth in Romans chapter 6 that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death on the cross in a powerful, Mysterious Way, Jesus put to death.
Satan's lies death's terror and sins tenacious grip, though we are dead to sin and alive to God. We often live as though evil still holds the power we yield to temptation. Succumbing to sin, seduction.
We listen to lies failing to trust Jesus. But we don't have to yield we don't have to live in a false narrative by God's grace we can embrace the true story of Christ's victory while will still wrestle with sin liberation comes as we recognize that Jesus has already won the battle, may we live out that truth in his power. Today's Our Daily Bread devotional Scripture reading is from Romans chapter 6 verses one through 11, what shall we say then shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase by no means we are those who have died to sin. How can we live in it any longer, or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death.
We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the father, we too may live a new life. For if we have been united with him in a death like this. We will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like this. For we know that our old self was crucified with him, so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin, because anyone who has died has been set free from sin. Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him, for we know that since Christ was raised from the dead.
He cannot die again death no longer has mastery over him the death he died, he died to sin once for all, but the life he lives, he lives to God in the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
Let's pray heavenly father we thank you that as believers we are saved by your grace through faith in Jesus Christ died on the cross while we are free from the bondage of sin.
We do still struggle to overcome it.
Help us live lives that show the power you have. To change a life in the freedom we can experience in you.
Thank you Lord, in Jesus name we pray. Amen on today's encouragement was provided by Our Daily Bread ministries
