Romans 7:4-6 (NASB)
4 Therefore, my brethren, you also were made to die to the Law through the body of Christ, so that you might be joined to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God.
5 For while we were in the flesh, the sinful passions, which were aroused by the Law, were at work in the members of our body to bear fruit for death.
6 But now we have been released from the Law, having died to that by which we were bound, so that we serve in newness of the Spirit and not in oldness of the letter.

Romans 8:1-2 (NASB)
1 Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.

Paul points out to us in Romans 7 that before the Holy Spirit enters us, we are under the Law, the perfect Law of God. While we are in the flesh, the Law (instead of drawing us to God), rather inflames our sinful passions, leading to death; bearing the fruit of death. It is like the child that is told by their Mother that they cannot have a cookie. It makes them want it even more. In the garden, God told Adam and Eve that they couldn’t eat the fruit of one tree. It didn’t take much persuasion (one conversation, not years and years of influencing) for the serpent to convince them to eat it anyway.

However, when we die to the Law through the sacrifice of Christ, we are then able to bear fruit for God, the fruit of life. We are able to live for Christ rather than die because we can’t keep the Law of a perfect God.

This new life in Christ should bring us to our knees in continuous prayer with praise and thanksgiving.

This is why Charles Spurgeon made the following statement…
“Prayer is the breath, the watchword, the comfort, the strength, the honor of a Christian.”

Always praying for the glory of God,