Romans 6:10-12a

The conclusion of one thing can become the beginning of something further. Looking back at what has happened lays the groundwork for what should come. Christ’s death to sin was not the end of the matter; it led to the end of the matter: his living to God.

Our baptism into his death is not the end of the matter either; it leads to living to God. The Lord’s Supper looks two ways at once—back to what happened and forward to what is to happen when “sin is washed away.”

It pledges us not to let “sin reign in our mortal bodies,” which means living for Jesus.

Sing “Living for Jesus,” by Thomas O. Chisholm.