Nov. 11

Charles Spurgeon · Faith's Checkbook

THE LORD'S FREE MEN

   "For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the
   law, but under grace" Rom. 6:14

   Sin will reign if it can: it cannot be satisfied with any place below
   the throne of the heart. We sometimes fear that it will conquer us, and
   then we cry unto the Lord, "Let not any iniquity have dominion over
   me." This is His comforting answer, "Sin shall not have dominion over
   you. It may assail you, and even wound you; but it shall never
   establish sovereignty over you."

   If we were under the law, our sin would gather strength and hold us
   under its power; for it is the punishment of sin that a man comes under
   the power of sin. As we are under the covenant of grace, we are secured
   against departing from the living God by the sure declaration of the
   covenant. Grace is promised to us, by which we are restored from our
   wanderings, cleansed from our impurities, and set free from the chains
   of habit.

   We might lie down in despair and be "content to serve the Egyptians" if
   we were still as slaves working for eternal life; but since we are the
   Lord's free men, we take courage to fight with our corruptions and
   temptations, being assured that sin shall never bring us under its sway
   again. God Himself giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ,
   to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.