“For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness for holiness.” – Romans 6:19
Sin is never static—it multiplies. Romans 6:19 warns us that sin reproduces itself, stacking layer upon layer until we’re buried beneath its weight. It’s like digging a hole so deep that the walls collapse and trap you inside. Samson’s story in Judges 16 is a vivid picture of this truth. A man set apart for God, empowered with supernatural strength, yet he toyed with sin in the enemy’s camp. He flirted with danger, thinking he could manage it. But sin doesn’t play fair. Delilah lulled him to sleep, and when he awoke, his strength was gone and the Lord had departed from him. That’s what sin does—it comforts, then consumes. It blinds, binds, and buries. We cannot afford to cozy up to sin and expect to walk in power. We’ve been given the ability to say no, and we must.
Sin corrupts like rust on metal, smog in the sky, or poison in water. It pollutes the soul and twists the blessings of God into tools for selfishness. But Paul gives us a better way: present your members to God as instruments of righteousness. The same energy we once gave to sin, we now give to Christ. Charles Spurgeon once said, “If you are doing all you possibly can for Christ, endeavor to do yet more.” Obedience leads to more righteousness, and that journey begins the moment we’re born again.
This walk is not just about being ethical—it’s about being transformed. Romans 6:22 says we have our fruit to holiness, and the end is everlasting life. That’s not a future hope—it’s a present reality. So don’t toy with sin. Don’t give it a foothold. Instead, live out the miracle of salvation. Present yourself to God. Pursue righteousness. And walk in the freedom and fruitfulness that comes from being fully His.
“As you once gave yourselves wholly to sin, now give yourselves with equal zeal to righteousness. The same energy, the same faculties, the same body that once served sin should now be employed in the service of God.” – Albert Barnes
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