(Rom 14:9) “For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.”  The context tells us “dead” is not referring to spiritually dead, though it is true that He is their rightful Lord. It is saying whether the saved here or having passed to the next life, we are His. We should not wait for the next life to live daily unto Him.  Our eternal life has already begun.

(Rom 14:7) “For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. (8)  For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.”   Don’t just include the Lord here and there today in your activities. Talk with Him, walk with Him moment by moment. Loose the restraints of self from the Spirit of God Who lives inside you.

(Rom 14:7) “For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. (8)  For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.”  To a true Child of God, they do not live their life and one day decide to make God a part of it. For them, from the moment of salvation, all of life is about the Lord.

(Rom 14:5) “One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. (6)  He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.”  Notice it is to the Lord we are to acknowledge our convictions as well as our actions. The days we live are His, given to us to live for His glory.

(Rom 14:4) “Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.”  The Lord holds onto His children, helping them to stand in the faith. We are fellow-servants. They, like we, answer to our master, not each other.

(Rom 14:2)  “For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs. (3)  Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.”  Our pride compels us to be critical of others. Best we look to self before the Lord. He is their Master, not us.

(Rom 13:12) “The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.”  and then  (verse 14) “But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.”  To put on the armor of light is to embrace you are in Christ and should live like it.

“,,,and let us put on the armour of light. (13)  Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.”  When we see a professing believer take part in these social actions of the world, it draws doubt to their authenticity. “Light” can only shine if it is not being quenched by the actions of darkness.

(Rom 13:12) “The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.” I cannot help but wonder how much light each one of us has to see clearly in this world of spiritual darkness. To what degree have we allowed the Lord to open our eyes. The light is there, but have we yielded to it?

(Rom 13:12) “The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.” We live in a world of spiritual darkness – night. We are rapidly approaching the end, to the time of seven years judgment. It is at hand. Act accordingly.