Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus. --Romans 6:11
The story is old and well known of slaves who were set free, but because of the previous owners’ manipulation and the slaves’ fear, the slaves remained. These slaves came to be known as sharecroppers. In the end, they worked harder than a slave and were often cheated out of their share.
A sharecropper believer could be defined as one who was set free, no longer is a slave to sin, was purchased with precious blood, and yet he stays in bondage to sin. The problem is not the Master’s voice, it is not fear, not the power of sin, Satan’s oppression, not a stifling past, or anything on earth. The problem is unbelief. Step out and say no to sin, and see if it is not true, see if the state of being set free is not a reality. Make a choice. Today say no to negative living. Say no to self and hug the mate. Say no to bad habits and watch it stick. The person in Christ has been set free, not for someday but for freedom now.Stop being a sharecropper believer.
Over and over God speaks to Believers words like in Romans 6:11, “consider yourselves,” or “reckon” (as the KJV says it). It is a term that says the same as Michael says, “say no,” (when appropriate) or it can be “say yes” (when appropriate, as in Romans 6:11). But Michael gives us the appropriate confidence and conviction and that is to CHOOSE to speak such and act upon it. Amen.
It cannot get any better than to consider/reckon ourselves, as Believers in Christ, to have been set free for right NOW, and not just for someday in the future. Amen!
No more sharecropping…just believing, considering/reckoning, and experiencing all we have been given in Christ.
- Mike Wells
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