A reminder for
today
Woe unto them!
for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of
Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. (Jude 1:11)
Cain murdered his brother, Abel, out of jealously and anger.
Evil is constantly around us and we face it on a daily basis. Paul wrote in
Romans 7:15 - For that which I do I allow
not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. He
reminds us that we are all sinners and that we do the things we hate rather
than the things that does good. We are easily misled and then we fall back into
our sinful nature and we continue to do the things we should not. Paul also
says that it is the sin that dwells in us that causes us to fall and stumble
back to our old ways. Paul then says: O
wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? I
thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve
the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
Yes, I see you are getting a little negative knowing that we
allow sin to control our bodies. We let the enemy deceive us and we fall into
his trap. How do we compete with a relentless enemy that prowls around like a lion
ready to devour us? Here is the part that you actually know. Paul continues to
write and says: 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 Jesus
hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
Jesus destroyed sin and death and that He made us free from
it. We who are in Jesus are free from the chains of sin. When we accepted Jesus
as our saviour we moved from a sinful person into a new and sin free person. We
now have an almighty God that dwells in us and guides us. We follow His voice and
He leads us away from evil and sin to the path of righteousness. Jesus is your
saviour and by this He became the sin bearer that took all your transgressions
and washed them away with His love and blood.
This is something the enemy can do nothing about. He can’t
change the freedom and peace that we have in Jesus Christ. He cannot pull us
out of the hands of our God. He cannot take away our freedom and he can never
ever condemn us again. There is nothing he can do to take away what we have in
Jesus. Yes, he can hurt you and let you go through tribulation and pain, but it
is merely temporarily for in the end we will all be with Jesus and we will live
in eternity. God is for us, what can man possible do that will change our
destiny or what can the enemy conjure up that will take away the promise we
have in Jesus? There is nothing anyone can do to us. The time of the Lord is
coming and when He returns evil will be no more.
Lord, we thank you for the wonder of what you did on that
cross. We give you our hearts and minds and we love you with all we are. Thank
you that we will be with you in the new heaven and earth for eternity. We look forward
to the time that we will be with you. Let your will be done and let your
kingdom come. In Jesus name.
Have an awesome day, dear friend of Jesus.
Cheers
