April 25, 2025

Day 116 Like Him | Romans 6:1-7

Day 116 Like Him | Romans 6:1-7
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Our spiritual identity undergoes a complete transformation when we embrace Christ—yet so many of us continue living as though we're still bound by our old sinful nature. Romans 6:1-7 cuts straight to this disconnect, challenging us to recognize the revolutionary power of our baptism with Jesus.

Think about how illness makes us suddenly aware of our bodies—every ache reminds us what health feels like. Sin functions similarly in our spiritual lives, highlighting brokenness while making us crave healing. But here's where the comparison ends: while physical healing takes time, spiritual renewal through Christ is immediate and complete. When Jesus died and rose again, He didn't just offer us a future promise—He delivered present freedom.

The radical truth Paul presents is that we don't need to wait for deliverance someday. We've already "died to sin" through our identification with Christ's death, and we've already been "raised to life" through His resurrection. This isn't metaphorical language—it's describing a fundamental reality shift in who we are. The power of sin has been broken, and we can walk in newness of life today.

How will you live differently knowing you're already free? Will you continue returning to old patterns as though they still define you, or will you embrace the transformed identity Christ has already secured? Join us as we unpack this life-changing truth and discover what it means to live as people who are truly alive in Christ. Subscribe now and share this message with someone who needs to hear they're no longer bound by their past.

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Chapters

00:31 - Welcome to Wisdom for the Day

00:50 - Weekends with Lauren Begins

00:56 - Romans 6:1-7 Scripture Reading

01:50 - Living as New in Christ

02:55 - Closing Prayer and Sign-off

Transcript
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Welcome to Wisdom for the Day, your daily source for spiritual refreshment and guidance.

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I'm Rick.

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Join me as I dive into God's Word to find clarity and strength for life's challenges.

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Let me help you embrace each day with faith and wisdom, ready to feel inspired.

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Let's get started.

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And now Weekends with Lauren.

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And now Weekends with Lauren.

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Today is day 116, like him, we'll be in Romans, chapter 6, verses 1 through 7 from the New Living Translation.

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Well then, should we keep on sinning so that God can show us more and more of his wonderful grace?

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Of course not.

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Since we have died to sin, how can we continue to live in it?

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Or have you forgotten that when we were joined with Christ Jesus in baptism, we joined him in his death, for we died and were buried with Christ by baptism, and just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives.

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Since we have been united with him in his death, we will also be raised to life, as he was.

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We know that our old, sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives.

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We are no longer slaves to sin.

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From when we died with Christ, we were set free from the power of sin.

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You know that feeling when you've got the flu or a bad cold and suddenly you're super aware of every part of your body, like wow, I didn't realize how good it feels to not ache everywhere.

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Sickness has this way of pointing out what's not working and it makes us crave healing.

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Sin does kind of the same thing to our hearts.

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It shows up in our thoughts, words and actions and it reminds us that something just isn't right.

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But here's the good news In Jesus, we don't have to stay stuck in that sickness.

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We're not just waiting around for healing someday.

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We're already being made new right now.

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When Jesus died, he took our sin with him, and when he rose again, he made it possible for us to rise too, not just in the future, but starting today.

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We've been raised to walk a new life.

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That means our old ways don't define us anymore.

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We're free to live with gratitude, joy and love because of what Jesus has done.

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So, man up or woman up, let's not act like we're still sick when the cure is already at work in us.

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We're not waiting for a better life.

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We're already living it in Christ.

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How will you live like you're made new today?

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Pray with me, jesus.

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Thank you for setting me free from sin and making me new.

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Help me to walk in this new life with joy and to show your love in everything I do.

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Amen.

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That's all for now.

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Thanks for listening to Wisdom for day weekends with lauren.

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I'm here every weekend.

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You should be, too, to listen to past episodes.

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The executive producer for Wisdom for the Day is Kimmy Shirley.

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I'm Lauren and I love all of you.

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Bye.