Saturday, June 1, 2019

day no. 14,831: when was that last time you were truly mortified?

"Do you mortify? Do you make it your daily work? Be always at it whilst you live; cease not a day from this work; be killing sin or it will be killing you." - John Owen, The Mortification of Sin

When was the last time you were mortified? For the Christian, the answer is always, "right this moment." There is no truce when it comes to the war against sin. If you are taking a break or refusing to fight, sin is winning. It will never stop. Enmity is hard-wired and promised to be part of our existence by the decree of God (Genesis 3:15). If you have ceased fighting, you are deceased. To be alive in Christ is to be fighting against sin in life.

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