Who his
own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins,
should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
1 Peter
2:24
If it had
not been for the Lord who was on my side, where would I be…? This is question
that I desire to ask myself on a daily basis… I believe that in asking this
question, we can break down strong holds and overcome temptations… Knowing that
Jesus paid the price, knowing that my sins (past, present and future) have been
forgiven and understanding that I have a chance to inherit Eternal Life I can
rebuke the attacks and devices that the enemy uses… Our focus verse taken from
1 Peter starts off by saying, “Who his own self bare our sins in his own
body on the tree…” Jesus took it upon Himself to bare our sins, He took
upon Himself to receive them upon His own body and He took it upon Himself to
carry them to the tree… There was nothing that we could offer Him, nothing that
we could give or pay Him to do it; He did it “…his own self…” This is
good news today because it speaks to the love and care that Jesus has for us;
this is good news today because it demonstrates the desires of God to reconcile
with His creation and this is a sweet verse to carry in the forefronts of our
minds because it reminds us that God wants to see us at our best… Jesus laid
down His life before we were formed in our mothers womb, He paid our debt
before we even were engulfed by it; recognize where you would be without the love
of God, recognize today where you would be if His grace and mercy was not
deposited in the form of His son, recognize today that things can and would be
worse if it were not for the life shed on Calvary… The verse goes on to say “…we,
being dead to sins…” We were powerless in the fight to overcome, man had
fallen and their was no way (in our own power) that we could get up… Some of us
have been battling within ourselves for a long time, we have been fighting and
losing because we are using our own strength; however, we must turn to Him and
know that it is not only through Him that we can live but that we can live unto
righteousness… God will get us back on track; He will have you walking the
right path which will lead to His expected end for your life… We can live and
live abundantly, we can sow seeds that will sprout with much fruit, and we can
allow the will of God to rework us, remake us and mold us into the beautiful
creation that we are… You were dead to
sin, but you don’t have to stay there… Jesus died and rose; you have the
ability through the Savior to rise… There are obstacles in your life that have
stripped you and made you appear as one who was dead… You are dead because you
have not connected yourself or aligned yourself with God… You’re dead because
you are giving the enemy power; you’re dead because your holding on to past
hurts, you’re dead because you are concealing yourself to things that shouldn’t
have any authority or voice in your life… Jesus came to take your pain, this is
why the writer goes on to say “…by whose stripes ye were healed…” The
bottom line is the enemy wants you to think you are still wounded, He wants you
to be deceived into believing that you can’t get better, you can’t turn and go
a new direction; however, we must declare that this is the very reason Jesus
came… He took the flaws through the lashes so that you can be flawless… He took
the scars so that you can be without blemish… He hung on the tree so that you
can hang all your impurities and infections upon Him… He bore your sins so that you would not be subject to carrying them
through this life… You have the ability to succeed not because of the decisions
that you make, but because of the decision that He made…
BE BLESSED!!!
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