Today's Bible reading is the 6th chapter of the Book of Romans. You can read it here at Bible Gateway: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%206&version=NASB

The final verse of today's chapter contains the well known scripture passage that says, "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." May we praise God for the free gift of eternal life that is ours in Christ! Scripture teaches us that in Christ we have both eternal life and newness of life. Oh, to be grateful for the privilege that is ours to "walk in newness of life"! The believer in Christ has been "freed from sin" and is no more bound to it. To be sure, the believer is not immune from committing acts of sin, but unlike he or she was prior to their salvation, their new life in Christ, they are no longer enslaved to sin. As we see in today scripture reading, they can now present themselves "as instruments of righteousness to God". Although there are struggles as the Spirit and the flesh war for our affections, sin need no longer be are master. May we heed the truth found in verse 11 of today's text, "Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus."