To be alive to God is what every believer becomes the moment they trust in Jesus Christ. You are no longer controlled by sin or dead in your old nature. Instead, you have been raised to a completely new life with a heart that now responds to God.

This truth should change everything about how you approach each day.

When you understand that you are alive to God, you can walk in the freedom and power that was not possible before. Your old self died with Christ, and now you live for Him.

Alive to God: Key Takeaway

  • Believers are dead to sin and fully alive to God through Jesus Christ.

Anchor Bible Verse of the Day

Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

— (Romans 6:11, NKJV)

Paul wrote this verse to explain the powerful change that happens when someone becomes a Christian. He wanted believers in Rome to understand their new position in Christ. They were no longer slaves to sin but had been freed through Jesus’s death and resurrection.

The meaning is clear: you must count yourself as someone who has died to sin’s power and now lives fully for God. You are alive to God because of your union with Christ.

Key Explanations

  • Reckon yourselves: This means to count, calculate, or consider something to be true based on God’s Word, not on your feelings or experience.
  • Dead indeed to sin: You have been freed from sin’s control and power over your life through Christ’s death on the cross.
  • Alive to God: You are now in unbroken fellowship with God, responsive to Him, and living in His presence just as Jesus does.
  • In Christ Jesus our Lord: This entire new identity and relationship with God is only possible through your union with Jesus Christ.

Alive to God: A Reflection

Living as someone who is alive to God means waking up each morning with a heart that beats for His purposes.

You no longer have to obey every sinful desire that comes your way. Understanding this truth transforms how you face temptation and make choices throughout your day.

When you are alive to God, you have access to His power and presence in ways you never had before.

Think about what it means to be truly alive. A living person responds, moves, grows, and interacts with their environment. In the same way, when you are spiritually alive to God, you respond to His voice, move according to His Spirit, and grow in His grace.

The Bible gives us a powerful parallel in Ephesians 2:4-5, which says,

But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ.

This verse reinforces the theme that being alive to God is a gift of grace. You did not make yourself alive. God did this for you through Christ. Your part is to believe it and live accordingly.

Consider the story of Lazarus, whom Jesus raised from the dead. When Jesus called him out of the tomb, Lazarus came forth still wrapped in grave clothes. Jesus told the people to unwrap him and let him go.

This is a picture of what happens when you become alive to God. Jesus calls you out of spiritual death, but you must cooperate by removing the old patterns and habits that belonged to your dead life.

As a believer who is alive to God, you should live each day aware of His presence. Start your morning by acknowledging that you belong to Him. When temptation comes, remind yourself that you are no longer a slave to sin.

You have the power to say no because sin no longer has authority over you. This is what it means to walk in newness of life.

Being alive to God also means you are sensitive to His leading. You can hear His voice through His Word and through the Holy Spirit who lives in you. You can talk to Him in prayer, knowing He hears you and responds. This relationship is real and active, not theoretical or distant.

The practical application of being alive to God touches every area of your life.

  • In your work, you serve as unto the Lord.
  • In your relationships, you show the love and patience of Christ.
  • In your struggles, you depend on His strength rather than your own.

You, basically, are no longer trying to live the Christian life in your own power. Instead, you are allowing Christ to live His life through you.

Remember that being alive to God does not mean you will never sin again. But it does mean that sin no longer defines you. When you do fall, you can quickly return to God in repentance, knowing He is faithful to forgive.

You are not trapped in a cycle of defeat. You have been set free to live victoriously because you are alive to God in Christ Jesus.

Each day presents fresh opportunities to demonstrate that you are alive to God. Choose to spend time in His Word. Worship Him with your whole heart. Serve others in His name.

These actions flow naturally from someone who is truly alive to God.

Blessings..!

Call to Action

  • Today, remind yourself throughout the day that you are dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.

Make This Affirmation

  • I am alive to God through Jesus Christ and walk in the freedom He has given me.

Prayer Point for Today

  • Living in Your New Identity: Pray for a deeper understanding of what it means to be alive to God and for strength to live out this reality daily.

Let’s Pray

Our Father, help me to remember today that I am alive to You through Jesus Christ. Give me the power to resist sin and the wisdom to walk in my new identity. Let every choice I make reflect that I belong to You.

In the precious and mighty name of Jesus, we pray. Amen.

My prayer for you today: I pray that you will experience the joy and freedom of being fully alive to God through Christ Jesus in every moment of this day.