In the sermon this past Sunday, we looked at how the Gospel calls and empowers Christians to wage war against the sin that we face in our daily lives. In Romans 8, we see that the Holy Spirit leads us into battle. The war for our souls has been decisively won with one very specific battle victory: the resurrection of Jesus. However, the war has yet to come to an end and we fight this war in small battles with sin everyday. As Paul reminds us, the battle with sin is a battle of the affections. The reason we still struggle with sin is that we love it too much and Jesus too little. It’s not enough to want Jesus; we must love Him more than we love our sin. We love sin because it makes us promises, offers temporary relief to pain, and brings us momentary pleasure. Jesus offers us something better: His love. Romans 8 reminds us that nothing cans separate us from the love of Christ. Jesus makes us a better promise and offers us the comfort of His never-ending presence in the midst of the battle. The Gospel reminds us that nothing can separate us from the love of Jesus because He has already won the war for our souls. Therefore, we should wage war on sin in our everyday lives.
