Reign In Life

Those who have trusted in Christ Jesus for salvation were never meant to live defeated, despairing, boxed-in, unhappy lives. In Romans 5:17, Paul writes that the “abundance of grace” we have received and receive every day – along with the gift of righteousness, enables us to “reign in life” through Jesus. To reign means nothing less than to rule as royalty. The apostle is speaking not only about that future day when the faithful will “rule and reign with Christ” in glorified, resurrected bodies, but right here….right now. As princes and princesses in the kingdom of heaven, we are to reign in the midst of any and all circumstances.

Life certainly presents an abundance of troubles, but those who belong to God have been given an abundance of grace – the unlimited, unbounded favor of God in Christ – with which to deal with those troubles. We may sometimes be disappointed with how often and how far we fall short of the life we long to live, but God has deposited the radiant, priceless gift of His own righteousness into our account. To reign and rule in life means that no situation – including death itself – can ultimately defeat us as sons and daughters of the Great King.

Consider this:

· Do you accept the fact that you reign with Christ and do not have to live a defeated life?

· Do you sometimes feel disappointed of how far you have fallen short in the life? And have you considered that it’s not God’s best for you?

Prayer: Father, I thank You for the salvation I have in You through Jesus Christ. Help me to reign in life through Christ, understand who I am in You and to live in Your abundance of grace. Amen!

Read: Romans 5:1-17

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