Instruments of wickedness

Romans 6:12-14
12Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. 13Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to him as instruments of righteousness. 14For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.

Some of my favorite verses in the Bible right now. These are some of the most convicting and encouraging verses. "Do not let sin reign in your mortal body." No sin. None. Sin can be controling. You can become slave to it. No part of our body is to sin. Matthew 5:29-30 says, "29If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. 30And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell." Therefore we need to get rid of everyting in our lives that causes us to sin. We, being human, will not be able to fully accomplish this. It is something to strive for though. Then Romans goes on to say that we have been brought from death to life. God has saved us and provided a way for us to stay away from sin. This sould be a desire of ours as Christians, to stay away from sin. And the best part of this passage (in my opinion) is that we "are not under las, but under grace." How good is it to know that God has given us grace? I hate to think of where we'd be without it.