Pensamientos sobre el Verso de Hoy
En el bautismo, nos unimos con Cristo en su muerte (véase Romanos 6:1-14). Nuestros viejos seres pecaminosos se crucifican con Cristo. No somos esclavos del pecado. Vivimos con Cristo, aquel que no pudo ser dominado por el pecado ni conquistado por la muerte. Su vida llega a ser la nuestra vida, su victoria es nuestra victoria, su futuro es nuestro futuro. Pongamos nuestros corazones dispuestos a vivir basados en esta verdad.
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
In baptism, we are united with Christ in his death (see Romans 6:1-14 for the background of this devotional meditation). Our old sinful selves are crucified with Christ. We are no longer slaves to sin. We are freed from sin, death, and evil powers that could separate us from God (Colossians 2:12-15, 1:13-14). We are alive in Christ — the one whom sin could not master and death could not conquer. His life is now our life. His victory is our victory. His future is our future (Colossians 3:1-4). Let's set our hearts to live based on this certainty, realizing that we are dead to our past failures and sins and now alive to Jesus' future for us!
Mi oración
Padre generoso, me es increíble que hayas enterrado mis pecados pasados en la tumba de tu Hijo crucificado y me hayas levantado a una vida nueva con Él. Inspírame para que encuentre mi significado, gozo y victoria en Jesús. Fortaléceme con tu Espíritu para que me adapte de mejor manera a mi Señor. Deme el poder de vivir consciente del hecho que mi pecado quedó atrás, enterrado en el pasado. Gracias por esta salvación. En el nombre de Jesús, Amén.
My Prayer...
Gracious Father, I find it incredible that you killed my past failures with Jesus' death on the cross. You put all my past sins in the grave of your crucified Son. You have raised me to a new life in Christ, united with him and his glorious future. Inspire me to find meaning, joy, and victory in Jesus. Strengthen me with your Spirit and conform me more perfectly to my Lord (2 Corinthians 3:18). Please empower me to live, fully trusting that all of my sin is dead, buried, and gone. Please give me the confidence that my new life is bound up with Jesus and his future. Jesus, thank you for this hope, and I offer this praise in your name. Amen.
