If you serve a master, you can expect to receive wages. Sin pays wages—death! God also pays wages—holiness and everlasting life. In the old life, we produced fruit that made us ashamed. In the new life in Christ, we have the capacity to produce fruit that
glorifies God and brings joy to our lives.

If a believer refuses to surrender his body to the Lord but uses its members for sinful purposes, then he is in danger of being disciplined by the Father, and this could mean death.

These three instructions need to be heeded each day that we live:
• Know that you have been crucified with Christ and are dead to sin;
• Reckon this fact to be true in your own life;
• Yield your body to the Lord to be used for His glory.

Now that you know these truths, reckon them to be true in your life—-and then yield yourself to God.

Verse for today: “Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows” (Galatians 6:7, NIV).

Also consider: Romans 6:1-10; Galatians 6:8-10; 1 John 5:17;1 Corinthians 11:30.

Action assignment: Write the words know, reckon, and yield on separate lines on a piece of paper. Then write a statement opposite each that applies to you. Ask God to give you a clearer grasp of these terms and how they relate to your own life.