Romans
8:1-2
From your
mother’s womb you were on a path filled with the desires of the flesh that
would lead to eternal damnation… This was the course that was laid before you
until you decided to turn and follow Christ… Paul reminds us today that there
are no chains or restrictions on us in the body of Christ… So many people have
found themselves conforming to the ways of this world; however, we are to walk
these streets with our heads held high declaring that “There is therefore now no
condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus…” You have been freed from the blood of
the lamb… All your sins have been forgiven and the slate has been wiped clean…
Even though we have a new lease on life, we are reminded that we are not
condemned through today’s passage simply because there are a lot of people on
this earth who will try to discredit you or cast you down… This world has a
crab like mentality which means that when someone is coming out of the basket
others will latch on to him to bring him back down… I say that to say that you
will endure persecution for the name of Jesus, you will have many days where
you want to give up or throw in the towel; however, you can smile in the face
of your adversary because you know that what Paul declares later on in this
chapter is the unadulterated truth in that “I consider that the sufferings of this present time
are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us.” The
growing pains in Christianity are real and you will endure much torment and
pain as you transition your life and begin to focus on the things of Christ
instead of the things of this world… You will have days where you feel alone
and isolated as you learn to “walk
not after the flesh, but after the Spirit…” Paul wants to encourage you in your
walk today because in your maturation process the enemy wants you to believe
that you can’t win and that you are bound to fail… Satan loves to dwell on the
past and try to tie that millstone of your mistakes and failures around your
neck with hopes that you count the pressure to be too much to bear… Today, just
continue to fight the good fight knowing, believing and trusting that you are
no longer bound but that “Christ
Jesus hath made me free…”
When the enemy
comes in like a flood, stand on the word and know that the Lord will raise up a
standard against him… The enemy is powerless and has already been defeated; he
wants you to believe that you are worthless and a failure so that he can lure
you from your God-given destiny… When things get hard and frustration begins to
set in, remind yourself that Christ has
paid it all! This is why the Paul says that “Christ
Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death…” The truth of the matter is that your
ability and measure of success is limitless; you can be whatever you want to
be, you can go where you want to go… The sooner you turn to Jesus the sooner
you can begin to live and live abundantly… You are worth more than you can
imagine, you can reach heights beyond your wildest dreams and conquer the
steepest of mountains… Don’t conform yourself any longer, stop restricting
yourself to the things and ways of this world and start to take back the power
that you have given the enemy you’re your life… Christ has made you free and given
you the ability to win; however, the choice is yours as to whether you take up
your cross or loss your life… Christ
has established and met the ransom for all of our sins; He has given us an
opportunity to reach goals that would not have been thought of had it not been
for His suffering… This passage tells me that my poor decisions in the past are
yesterday’s garbage, my struggles of today will not amount to failure tomorrow,
and that my hope is built on nothing less than Jesus blood and righteousness… I
understand today that I must turn from the flesh; I must adhere to God’s
calling upon my life and yearn for His spirit to empower me within His grace… The spirit of God empowers you
while the measure of the world directs you… You are empowered in Christ to achieve
all, so stop being directed by the standards of this world that will never
allow you to reach your divine destiny and abilities… The law of the spirit is
life, I am not concerned with things that will decay, or attitudes that want to
hold me back or down, I will keep my eye stayed on THEE… Paul encourages us
today; he motivates us today, and assures us today that through Christ we have
victory… Jesus didn’t die just to die; He died because He wanted you to go above
and beyond… This doesn’t mean that dark clouds will not appear sometimes, it
doesn’t mean that trials and tribulations will cease, and just tells us that
dark clouds will become clear skies and trials and tribulations will become
stepping stones to develop a more intimate relationship with God… No that your
sins’ have been forgiven and that Christ has showed His love and extended His
grace unto you so that you can become the jewel that He always knew you were…
Ask yourself today; am I justifying His sacrifice by becoming everything that
God created me to be or am I mocking His death by walking in the flesh and
adhering to the conformities of this world…
BE
BLESSED!!!
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