Remember that you are God's beloved

Believers, remember that you are God's beloved. Whenever the devil comes around with his fiery darts (thoughts designed to make you condemn yourself by telling you that you are no longer God's beloved because of "what you just did,") remember that God loves you unconditionally and still sees you as righteous, not because of what you did or did not do, but because you are in Christ!

In a court of law (your mind), once you are found guilty of charges levelled against you by the accuser/prosecutor (Satan), condemnation follows; then the judgment of the law (breaking just one law opens the doors to the curses of Deuteronomy 28!). Being your own advocate will send you straight to prison in this court, because 'all have sinned.'

Because the Judge (our Heavenly Father) is righteous in His judgments, giving excuses and doing things to "make up for the sin" or to "get right with Him" just won't cut it. No amount of restitution or ‘sorry’ can change or lighten the judgment. It's like running a red light (because your pregnant wife is in labour) and getting caught in a country where you can’t bribe any official. You will face the full judgment of the law.Plus if you hit another car/person in the process, you will pay damages/treat your victim (restitution), and still face the wrath of the country’s laws, no matter how much you beg or what you went through to ‘make things right,’ even if your father is the judge. (in this case, the wages of sin is death).

Only the blood of our sinless Saviour Jesus can deliver us from this judgment.

Believers in Christ, praise the Lord for we are no longer under law but under grace. Jesus took our place in that court room so we are no longer condemned. He died for our sins. He took our place - died to the imputation, penalty and judgment for our sins. He even restored that which He did not take away (did our restitution) - Psalms 69:4.

Don't be your own advocate. Let Jesus be your Advocate. When you make those mistakes/ find yourself unable to resist that addiction and feel really bad for what you did, present our Lord Jesus as your righteousness, not your own works. He came to deliver you from those very sins and transform you to the image of His glory.

Remember that in Christ, our Heavenly Father ALWAYS sees you as righteous. According to Galatians 5:4, Christ becomes of no effect to those who try to keep the law in order to be righteous. Law-keeping in order to get right with God can only lead to more sins and condemnation. No wonder some beloved believers are living life condemned, with a veil upon their hearts, blinded to God's grace (Jesus) in their reading of the law.

Believers, when you act on preaching that tells you that you need to do or not do some things (keep the law) in order to be righteous, you are saying that God's gift of righteousness is not enough to save you from condemnation and judgment!

When you start to break generational curses that Paul said Christ has delivered us from (Galatians 3:13) in order to be free indeed, you are saying that the work of Jesus is not enough! According to Our LORD HIMSELF, "No weapon formed against you shall prosper" is an INHERITANCE for the servants of the Lord whose righteousness is from Him! (Isaiah 54:17.) His protection (as with all things - Romans 8:32) is freely given in Christ, not worked for.

All you need to do to be saved is believe, and even that no one can do on their own: God called us to Christ! We are saved by grace through faith.

Jesus isn't in the business of you playing your part (being apart from the Vine) and Him doing the rest. He said "...for without me, you can do nothing." .He wants to save you by Himself. You can't do anything yourself, anyway.

God hates sin (it separates His beloved children from Him). He wants us to reign in life and be in constant fellowship with Him, so He made His Son who knew no sin to be sin for us that we might become the righteousness of God in Him - 2 Corinthians 5:21. Only the blood of our sinless Saviour can make us righteous.

This "not guilty' verdict that we have received through Christ frees us from every condemnation. There is therefore now no condemnation for us who are in Christ! And it is this gift of no condemnation that makes us go and sin no more!

Believe Right and you will Live Right!

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