Obedience — a house standing firm on rock as the storm passes

Slave to sin, or to God?Romans 6:15-23Length: Standard

Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

  • Read
  • Reread
  • Retell

Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

  1. What does this passage show me about God?

    • What are the two masters Paul describes, and where does serving each one lead?
  2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

    • In what area do you still live as if sin were your master?
  3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

    • What one part of yourself — your words, your eyes, your hands, your money — will you offer to God this week as an instrument of righteousness?
  4. Who will I tell?

    • Who could you tell about the free gift of God — eternal life in Christ Jesus?

Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).

Pray

Father, thank you that I am no longer sin's slave. I offer myself to you today — lead me into the obedience that ends in holiness and eternal life.