1st John 1:9 NKJV
The Bible tells us in Romans 3:23 that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. We know that to be so true. Those of us who love the Lord feel guilt and remorse over those sins. And satan knows that, too, so he keeps reminding us. "Shame on you - you call yourself a Christian." Next thing you know, not only do we still feel guilty, there's shame piled all over on top of that guilt, right? We start to feel like failures when it comes to being a Christian...
Okay, the Director yells, "Cut!" Stop the action right there! It's like a bad scene out of an even worse movie...
We can all quote vs 23, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God but that's only part of the sentence. It's not the whole sentence. Immediately following verse 23 the Word continues, and ALL are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus [emphasis mine]. Which all? The same ALL that had fallen short are now justified freely by His grace!! Do you know what that means? Shame OFF you!!
So, who are you going to believe? The lies from the enemy of your soul or the One who died to SAVE your soul? Shame on or shame off?
Prayer:
Father,
The weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in You for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of You, bringing every thought we have into captivity to the obedience of Christ. Forgive us for believing anything that would dare to exalt itself above our Christ and His redemptive work in us. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen
The Bible tells us in Romans 3:23 that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. We know that to be so true. Those of us who love the Lord feel guilt and remorse over those sins. And satan knows that, too, so he keeps reminding us. "Shame on you - you call yourself a Christian." Next thing you know, not only do we still feel guilty, there's shame piled all over on top of that guilt, right? We start to feel like failures when it comes to being a Christian...
Okay, the Director yells, "Cut!" Stop the action right there! It's like a bad scene out of an even worse movie...
We can all quote vs 23, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God but that's only part of the sentence. It's not the whole sentence. Immediately following verse 23 the Word continues, and ALL are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus [emphasis mine]. Which all? The same ALL that had fallen short are now justified freely by His grace!! Do you know what that means? Shame OFF you!!
So, who are you going to believe? The lies from the enemy of your soul or the One who died to SAVE your soul? Shame on or shame off?
Prayer:
Father,
The weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in You for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of You, bringing every thought we have into captivity to the obedience of Christ. Forgive us for believing anything that would dare to exalt itself above our Christ and His redemptive work in us. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen
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