Our adult Sunday School class is studying Romans and this week we are in Romans chapter 5. Romans chapter 5 is very rich in doctrine, but verse 17 seems particularly relevant to me at this time. Romans 5:17 says
17For if, because of one mans trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.
William R. Newell, in his excellent commentary on Romans “Romans Verse by Verse” wrote: Let us refuse to be content with a Christian existence that cannot finally be summed up as “He reigned in life through Jesus Christ,” — over sin, Satan, the world, difficulties, adverse surroundings and circumstances.
David Livingstone early wrote in his diary, “I have found that I have no unusual endowments of intellect, but I this day resolved that I would be an uncommon Christian.”
I think most of the time I’m a pretty common Christian. I pray that from this day forward my life will be one of uncommon Christianity.