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📖 Bible
Meditation No. 1808
🔆 AATHAVAN –
Monday, 19.01.2026
“And do not go on presenting
the members of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but present
yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and your members as instruments
of righteousness to God.” (Romans 6:13)
In the days when we did not
know God, we were enslaved to various sins. With every part of our body, we
lived in sin. In other words, we continually presented the members of our body
to sin as instruments of unrighteousness.
Yet, at that time, we did
not even realize that we were sinning. Many of our actions did not seem sinful
to us at all, because we were completely enslaved to sin. A man addicted to
alcohol, in a state of intoxication, speaks senselessly without self-awareness;
but if you ask him, he will confidently say, “I am perfectly steady.” In the
same way, we lived without realizing how much sin had weakened us.
We justified ourselves
saying, “Sin? What great sin have I committed? I have not murdered anyone, I
have not stolen, I have not raped anyone…” We assumed that sin meant only
committing horrific crimes, and so we lived without a sense of guilt. Even
today, many people continue to justify themselves in this way and live without
an awareness of sin.
Yes, beloved, we are created
in the image of God. Any action that causes us to lose that divine image is
sin. Lies, jealousy, deceit, resentment at the growth of others, slander,
unnecessary hostility, speaking opportunistically, saying one thing outwardly
while meaning another inwardly—these too are sins.
The Lord Jesus Christ
redeemed us from this bondage of sin by shedding His blood. By His grace, He
rescued us so that we would not die spiritually because of sin and fall into
eternal destruction. This is why Scripture says:
“For the wages of sin is
death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans
6:23)
A person who lives in sin
cannot inherit the eternal life that awaits after this earthly life. Therefore,
out of His great love for us, Christ redeemed us from sin. Having been redeemed
by Christ, we now belong to Christ. Hence, the Apostle Paul exhorts us to live
as those who are alive from the dead and to present the members of our body to
God as instruments of righteousness.
Imagine being burdened by a
huge debt, to the point of having no option but to sell your own house and
property—and then someone comes and clears all your debts completely, without
expecting anything in return. How grateful would you be to such a person! In
the same way, we must live with gratitude toward the One who has forgiven all
our sins.
Therefore, beloved, no
matter how great our sins may be, let us confess them to God and return to Him
without hesitation.
“Return, O faithless sons,”
declares the Lord; “I will heal your faithlessness.” “Behold, we come to You,
for You are the Lord our God.” (Jeremiah 3:22)
As the prophet declares, let
us say, “Behold, we come to You; for You are the Lord our God.” Let us
turn back to Him and present our bodies to Christ who died and rose again for
us. May our members become instruments of righteousness.

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