"But you have an anointing from the Holy One and you know all things."
1 John 2:20 NKJV
Everywhere you look at times, it appears dismal. This is how you may be feeling at this moment. You may not be flowing in the Holy Spirit, in fact, you may be feeling you are miles away from Him. That is not true. He is right there with you. You may have had a meltdown and messed everything up; and you may have had a meltdown to beat all meltdowns. But Jesus knows all about meltdowns; He deals with a lot of them and as a person calms down and repents, He forgives, (1 John 1:9).
It may be raining outside but, He is reigning inside (1 John 2:20). Yes, if you have made a commitment to Jesus, He is reigning in your heart and what's more, you have an anointing from the Holy One and, deep down you know this. You know He'll forgive you and you know he'll never leave you (Hebrews 13:5).
However, the devil will try to confuse you here, 'God will never forgive you now. You've gone too far this time.' That is not true, He is reigning in your heart. The devil knows this and he hates you for it. He will try every trick in the book to get you to give up. he'll make you feel awful and heavy with sin - condemnation. But, 'There is therefore now, no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus' (Romans 8:1). 'Yes but, I'm not in Christ Jesus if I act like I do.' Yes you are, and by the way to say anything different is a lie from the devil.
Alice Cooper, the Rock Star famous for School's Out and his zany ways, became a Christian a while ago. He recently told the press that he found it easier to come off drugs and booze than to be a Christian. And it can be true. To be a Christian, takes all that we have. It is a daily sacrifice to Jesus. This is why we need to walk closely with Him. However, we are not perfect yet but, we are getting close.
Until then, don't quit - get up and do another round. Be encouraged, it may be raining outside but Jesus is reigning in your heart.
Copyriight 2021 Grahame Howard
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