DCLM Higher Everyday 10 November 2026 — Who Owns You?
Topic: Who Owns You?
Bible Reading: Romans 6:12-18 (KJV)
12Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
14For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
15What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
16Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
17But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
18Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
KEY VERSE: “Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness” (Romans 6:16)
Message
In our passage today, the Apostle Paul writes about the battle for ownership between sin and God. He says, “Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof”. Sin wants to own you, to control your life, heart, thoughts, words, actions, will and destiny, to make you his permanent slave and a candidate of hell. God is the only one who has full ownership of your life. Paul also reminds us that we were once slaves to sin, but through faith in Jesus Christ, we’ve been set free. We’re no longer owned by sin, but by God.
You can choose to surrender to God’s ownership through genuine and total repentance today. But if you choose to let sin own you, the consequence is death and eternal regret in hell. Who owns you? Is it Satan through secret sins, immoral lifestyle, worldliness, or is it God? Make a decision today to surrender to God’s ownership and experience the freedom and the reward that comes with it.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
Lord Jesus, I surrender my life to You, the Owner of my soul.
CHALLENGE
Allow Jesus to set you free from sin.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
