Romans 8:1-2 : There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ has made me free from the law of sin and death.
Romans 5:17 : For they which RECEIVE abundance of GRACE, and of the gift of RIGHTEOUSNESS shall reign as kings in life by Christ Jesus.
Come to know and feel the beauty of this gift that God has freely given to you. Yes, you. It is true that He has forgiven you all your trespasses and sins. He has righted all your wrongs. He has pardoned you for all the rubbish you keep beating yourself up over; the ones you felt bad for and those you didn't feel bad about. God is not out to tell you the problem with you, He has gone all the way out to save you from the problems...and from yourself. As soon and as long as you have believed in Jesus, that He died for your sins and was raised on the third day for you to become God's friend and child, you're good. You are righteous. You are clean. You are in God's league.
Hold on to this freedom from guilt and condemnation. Don't let anyone take you back into that place! The moment you start feeling overwhelmed by feelings and thoughts of insecurity, inferiority, shame, fear and doubt, know that you have been listening to the wrong words. Keep your ears open for the sound of love; He speaks everyday through His Word. Don't let anyone keep pushing your wrong and your shortcomings into your face. Refuse it! Hold on to God's grace as though your life depends on it- because it does! Allow the "feelings" of His love and forgiveness wash over you every day; enjoy that lightness in your heart and do not collect any more burdens of guilt. This way, you will always have the upper hand in life for you will never have to approach problems on the platform of what you can or cannot do but on what Jesus has done!
God loves you dearly.
Be free!
Tuesday 14 April 2015
OUT OF CONDEMNATION 1
If you are struggling with dos and don’ts in your mind, you do not believe righteousness, you are simply trying to do righteousness, and that is works. Whatever affects your believing and your receiving affects your life, not necessarily what you do. The things we do stem from what we believe. Wrong beliefs change everything, even with right actions. Many Christians, by default, think they are right when they do right and think they are wrong when they do wrong. Consequently, they lose all boldness of faith and consciousness of mercy when they do wrong. And many times, some of their greatest miracles come forth out of their greatest “wrongs”. Why does this seem so? It is easier for a “sinner” to receive mercy from God than it is for someone who is doing right, justified by his own works in his own eyes. If your greatest faith projection is to stop your wrongs, you are in a terrible place because you will stop doing wrong things but you will remain stagnant all your life because you have reached the zenith of your faith.
Isa 53:5-6: But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Acts 13:38: Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:
Rom 6:11: Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
The New Testament does not show us any indication of God stopping the propensity of sin in us by the sacrifice of Jesus. If He did, the devil would be rendered useless to us, being unable to tempt us. Jesus did not die to take away our desire for sin in the flesh. God cannot sin, and He cannot be tempted by sin. He is in a place where He cannot be affected by sin, and we shall get to that place as well. But right now, we are perfect and complete IN CHRIST, not in our actions. So, do yourself a favour by getting the idea of perfection out of your mind. Stop being action conscious and become conscious of what the Lamb died for. When you become conscious of what Jesus has done, the power of sin will be broken over you. When the Israelites were being bitten by the fiery serpents in the wilderness and they cried out, God told Moses to make a bronze serpent and put it up in order for them to look at it and live. The idea behind the bronze serpent was not to stop the pain, neither was it to kill the fiery serpents and it was not to stop the serpents from biting them either. It was to cause them to live. The same applies to us today, for life is more important than the pain. The life that issues out of the bronze serpent (Jesus) is more important than the pain, the snake and the effect of the snake bite. This life neutralizes it all, and makes it as though the snakes did not even exist at all. The snake for us today is the devil, and he has no power over us as long as he cannot kill us. The power of Satan is death, and once the fear of death is broken over you, you lose all consciousness of sin. With sin, do not hide. Stop struggling and stop hiding. Hiding is of the fallen nature of Adam. The grace of God cannot be received except in the light. Do not hide, and do not leave home (i.e. do not venture out to sin with unbelievers). Whatever you do, stay with the brethren. You are always safer within the confines of your covenant. Right there, in that place of light and honesty, you will receive mercy.
-Pst Adah Igah
Isa 53:5-6: But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Acts 13:38: Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:
Rom 6:11: Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
The New Testament does not show us any indication of God stopping the propensity of sin in us by the sacrifice of Jesus. If He did, the devil would be rendered useless to us, being unable to tempt us. Jesus did not die to take away our desire for sin in the flesh. God cannot sin, and He cannot be tempted by sin. He is in a place where He cannot be affected by sin, and we shall get to that place as well. But right now, we are perfect and complete IN CHRIST, not in our actions. So, do yourself a favour by getting the idea of perfection out of your mind. Stop being action conscious and become conscious of what the Lamb died for. When you become conscious of what Jesus has done, the power of sin will be broken over you. When the Israelites were being bitten by the fiery serpents in the wilderness and they cried out, God told Moses to make a bronze serpent and put it up in order for them to look at it and live. The idea behind the bronze serpent was not to stop the pain, neither was it to kill the fiery serpents and it was not to stop the serpents from biting them either. It was to cause them to live. The same applies to us today, for life is more important than the pain. The life that issues out of the bronze serpent (Jesus) is more important than the pain, the snake and the effect of the snake bite. This life neutralizes it all, and makes it as though the snakes did not even exist at all. The snake for us today is the devil, and he has no power over us as long as he cannot kill us. The power of Satan is death, and once the fear of death is broken over you, you lose all consciousness of sin. With sin, do not hide. Stop struggling and stop hiding. Hiding is of the fallen nature of Adam. The grace of God cannot be received except in the light. Do not hide, and do not leave home (i.e. do not venture out to sin with unbelievers). Whatever you do, stay with the brethren. You are always safer within the confines of your covenant. Right there, in that place of light and honesty, you will receive mercy.
-Pst Adah Igah
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