¹⁴What shall we say then? There is no injustice with God, is there? May it never be! 

  ¹⁵For He says to Moses, "I WILL HAVE MERCY ON WHOM I HAVE MERCY, AND I WILL HAVE COMPASSION ON WHOM I HAVE COMPASSION." 

  ¹⁶So then it does not depend on the man who wills or the man who runs, but on God who has mercy. 

  ¹⁷For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, "FOR THIS VERY PURPOSE I RAISED YOU UP, TO DEMONSTRATE MY POWER IN YOU, AND THAT MY NAME MIGHT BE PROCLAIMED THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE EARTH." 

  ¹⁸So then He has mercy on whom He desires, and He hardens whom He desires. 

Just Die Already

  ⁶knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin; 

  ⁷for he who has died is freed from sin. 

  ⁸Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him,

   ⁹knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, is never to die again; death no longer is master over Him. 

Romans 6:6-9

Sin has a massive grip on our lives.  The only way to live in Holy fellowship with Jesus and the community of God is to die to sin, to be crucified on the cross with our Savior.  What does this mean in our lives?  We need to put away, get rid of the things which tie us to our bodies of sin.  We need to place it as a sacrifice offering with no strings attached or chains that'll find it's way back.  We need to cut all ties to it.  Completely.

In my life, I realize how something innocent to me has affected my walk with Jesus.  I've held onto habbits, experiences, idols & and many other insecurities that has prevented me from dying to myself and to the flesh.  I need to clean that stuff, bury it and throw away the keys.  

Father God, thank You for blessing me with so much, even though I complain silently that my life isn't what I expected.  In fact, it's more than I could have ever expected!  I just want to be a selfish salad bar Christian, picking and choosing only what I want. Forgive me Lord for this insult to Your mighty plans.  Love You Father!  In the matchless name of Jesus Christ I pray, Amen!