"I will walk in freedom, for I have devoted myself to your commandments. 46I will speak to kings about your laws, and I will not be ashamed. 47How I delight in your commands!
How I love them! 48I honour and love your commands. I meditate on your decrees".
How I love them! 48I honour and love your commands. I meditate on your decrees".
Psalm 119:45-48 NLT
Because we belong to Jesus, we live a life of freedom. The chains fell off each of us, as we confessed our sin to Him and, we are accepted by the One who matters most - Jesus Christ. Romans 8:1-2 echos this fact to us: 'So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. 2And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death'. Our chains fell off the day we met with Jesus.
He chose us to delight in His ways. No matter what we were involved in before we found Jesus, He took us and nailed our sin to the cross and we are now, fully paid up followers of Jesus. Some of us, still remember the sin we were involved in and, if we let him, the devil will have a hey day reminding us of all this and trying to put us back on the road to shame. But, we have no shame, Jesus took it all and, we have no need to even listen to the accuser, there are far better things in life than that.
Romans 1:16 says: 16'For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile. 17This Good News tells us how God makes us right in his sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. As the Scriptures say, “It is through faith that a righteous person has life.' This is a declaration, anchoring faith in the transformative, active power of God for salvation, not merely intellectual belief. It is dynamite power - a divine active force.
Many times we hear that, we are just sinners saved by grace. Think about that statement. We were sinners but not now, Jesus took that sin away. Yes, we do sin, every day, but as we ask for forgiveness, we receive it. By calling ourselves sinners, we are placing a label on ourselves that is contrary to what the Word of God says. We are new creations:
'Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new' 2 Corinthians 5:17. We have been made new by the blood of Jesus. We have a new life. We are new creations. We have freedom and what is important is, we are accepted by the One who matters most
If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now
Lord Jesus, I have sinned. I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today. In Jesus' Name. Amen
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