The Choice to Reign

In thinking of the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus, one of two things reign in our journey here on earth, either death or life.
You brought to my attention that Rom 5 speaks of reign five times.

:14 says that death reigned from Adam to Moses
:17 says again that death reigned through Adam
:21 again you say that sin reigned in death

:17 believers will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.
:21 even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

1 Cor 15:56
The sting of sin is death. A sting is a wound or pain. Sin brings pain and deep wounds into our life. Death enters our life through sin. Death to relationships, death to faith, hope and love. To all that You Father ,with Christ, have freely given to us.

Jesus gives us life. He is the Living Word. When He reigns and His word reigns in our life, we continually have an outpouring of Himself within us. Proverbs (4:21; 3:7-8) clearly says that keeping His word in the center of our heart is life to us and health to all our flesh.
Having the fear of God is health to your nerves, and sinews, and marrow and moistening to our bones.
We are raised up to “walk in newness of life”….daily newness of life. How refreshing to us when you reign. Newness in our body, in our mind and all of our soul.

Father, I love you and thank you for loving me first. For being the very breath of life to me. For Your grace that enables me to walk in that newness today.