“…Or something worse may happen to you.” These were the words of Jesus to the man He had healed at the pool of Bethesda. No doubt, the man knew what Jesus was referring to.

To us, Jesus says, “Stop sinning.” Paul challenged, “Shall we continue in sin that grace must keep abounding (to compensate for it)? God forbid.” Then he says, “…We who are dead to sin.”

That’s the key. We must see ourselves dead to sin. Dead men aren’t tempted.They just lay there when sin tries to allure them.

DAILY PRAYER: Lord, You have given us the keys to life, abundant and progressively freer from sin every day. We consider ourselves dead to sin but alive to Your voice of instruction and strength.

DAILY READING: John 4-6