Scripture

“As I live” says the Lord. “I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways! For why should you die?”
(Ezekiel 33:11)

Devotional

Sin’s wages is always death. Every time we sin, something or someone has to die. For example, if there is sin in a marriage, something in that marriage dies. If there is sin in business, something in that business dies. Because there is sin in our lives, someone has to die for that sin, either ourselves or Christ. Without Christ, we will die in our sin. With Him we have everlasting life. Listen to Romans 6:23, “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” We deserve to die, but Christ has paid the price for our sin. All we have to do is believe and receive. The Bible clearly says, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved” Therefore, turn from the wicked way and live, “For why should you die?”

Text For The Day

Ezekiel 33:11: “‘As I live,’ says the Lord God, ‘I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways! For why should you die?’”

Thought For The Day

“The sins you do by two and two, ye must pay for, one by one.” Rudyard Kipling, (1865–1936), famed writer, born of British parents in Mumbai (Bombay), W. India

Questions To Ponder

Are the wages of sin ever less than death?
What is the result of you and me dying for our own sins?
What is the result of accepting the death and resurrection of Christ for our sins?

Morning Study Guide

Defining: “Death”: The cessation of the physical body, the first death. “It is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment,” Hebrews 9:27. There is a second death, the cessation of the whole man with God. “They were judged, each one according to his works. Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death,” Revelation 20:13-14.

Referencing: “When this perishable will have put on the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, ‘Death is swallowed up in victory. ‘O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?’” 1 Corinthians 15:54-55 NAS

Applying: Heed the command and turn, turn from your evil ways! Why should you die?