"ஆதவன்" தியானம் - 1951
"AATHAVAN"
Meditation - 1951
Thursday, June 11, 2026
"For he who has died is freed from sin." — Romans 6:7
Unlike the way the people of the world think, death and resurrection hold a completely different meaning in the Christian life. No matter how many years we live on this earth, if our sins are not washed away and we continue to live in sin, it means we are living a life that is dead. Conversely, when our sins are forgiven and we live a spiritual life in Christ, it means we are truly alive.
This is exactly why, continuing from today's meditation verse, the Apostle Paul writes:
"Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus." — Romans 6:11
When our sins are washed away by Christ, we become new creations. The old self dies within us. In this way, we become dead to sin. Just as a dead person cannot do anything, if we likewise die in Christ, we will not commit sin. It is at this moment that we transition from a dead life into a life that is truly alive.
Therefore, the Apostle Paul exhorts us:
"...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
The Christian life is about fully surrendering our bodies to God. Not only that, but it is also our spiritual service of worship. As we read:
"Therefore, I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship." — Romans 12:1
Dearly beloved, we are not called to live merely as "worshiping Christians" who just attend service. Instead, we are called to offer spiritual worship and live as spiritual people in whom Christ dwells. Only when Christ comes into us will our body be dead to sin and our spirit be alive. Yes:
"If Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive because of righteousness." — Romans 8:10
Let us surrender ourselves to Him, not as people living a dead life, but as living Christians who possess the Spirit of Christ. Only then can we live a Christian life that bears true witness. This is exactly what the Apostle Paul instructs us through today's meditation verse: "For he who has died is freed from sin." Yes, let us die in Christ and be set free from sin.
✍️ Bro. M. Geo Prakash
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