Insightful Musings on the New Testament
by
Ray Sparre, NU class of '67

Ray has a wealth of experience as a Husband, Father, Pastor, Missionary, and student of the Word. He believes and practices his faith where the rubber meets the road. You'll find his writings to be practical, insightful, and grounded in a truly Christ-centered world view.

Below are links to a printable daily Bible reading guide which Ray is following, and an archive of all his daily devotional writings for 2010.

|  Daily Reading Guide  |  2010 Devotion Archives  |
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15 August 2010
Passage: Romans 6:15-7:6
Focus: “But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.”  Romans 6:22.
            YOU are a slave.  You ARE a slave.  You are a SLAVE. Do you get the point?  This is not just my opinion speaking.  If the Bible is TRUE, this is Biblical TRUTH.  And the critical determination for all of us to make is this: WHO’S SLAVE DO I CHOOSE TO BE?  It appears that there is no lasting neutral zone.
            Here is the hallmark of Biblical revelation as it presents the great options before us.  I’m thinking of the last verse of chapter 6—a well-known scripture, for very good reason.  I would recommend that you memorize it and reflect on it often—like ALL THE TIME!  Let’s quote it here.  I’ll take the liberty to insert some parenthetical comments.
            “For the wages of sin (the final outcome of slavery to sin) is death (spiritual, eternal, conscious death), but the gift of God (the final outcome of His Amazing Grace) is eternal life in (through, by means of) Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:23).
 
            “God has promised forgiveness for your repentance, but he has not promised tomorrow for your procrastination.”