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Romans 8: 1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation
for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the
Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.
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His grace is greater than our disgrace.* |
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You may be one of those people who did something shameful in
your past and not only do you regret it, you can’t get over it. You carry a
load of guilt; you can’t forgive yourself. I can relate – to a point. I did
something stupid and sinful that I wish I hadn’t. I confess that I am more
ashamed of the stupidity than of the sinfulness. See, I know God has forgiven
me and that I am free of the penalty and the guilt. I’m just still mad at
myself for behavior that is so out of character for me.
The good news in this verse doesn’t just apply to those
landmark sins in our past. The “law of sin and death” says that the soul that
sins must die and that refers to our daily, comfortable sins as well. I don’t
know about you, but I couldn’t possibly list all my sins at the end of each day
so unaware am I of what I have done. I confess my sinfulness to God, beg his
forgiveness, and start over again with a clean slate – because through Christ
Jesus the law of the Spirit of life has exempted me from the punishment I deserve
under the law of sin and death.
If you are burdened by the sins of the past, I ask you, “If
God doesn’t condemn you, why should you condemn yourself?”* If you
insist on carrying your guilt and shame, you might as well wear a sign saying,
“Jesus’ blood isn’t enough to wash away my
sins.” If you are in Christ Jesus, the freedom from condemnation is yours. You
need to start living like it!
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When I hold on to what God has already let go of, I’m throwing away his grace as if it were the daily trash.* |
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