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… Know 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…
BE BLESSED!!!
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