“Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.” Romans 6:4 (KJV)

Easter is a blessed time to remember all that Jesus did for us. I love preaching the simple, yet profound, messages about His death, burial and resurrection. We may forget some of the best truths about the Gospel message. For example, we know that the Gospel message consists of three important facts; the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus. Do you ever wonder why the burial of Christ is such an important part? Let me further illustrate it.

In my morning devotional readings recently, I was reminded of this. While it is profitable sometime to take a quick glance back to the past, we should not linger there. Our adversary, the devil, would like to keep us in bondage to our pasts. He wants a cloud of guilt and shame to always overshadow us, and render us ineffective in service to our Lord. But, not only did we die with Christ, but our old life is actually buried with Christ! It is hidden and out of sight as far as God is concerned.

We don’t have to carry the burdens and guilt of what we used to be. It is okay to glimpse back occasionally, but don’t let Satan keep you bogged down in the old, dead bones of a past life. And by the way, don’t ever forget that we are raised to walk in newness of life in Him!