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HOW GOD FUNCTIONS BY FAITH

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KEY SCRIPTURE: Romans 4:17 “(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were”.

The Holy Spirit once again exposes a truth that we all need to pay closer attention to. It was said about Abraham in Gen 17:5 as follows “Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram but thy name shall be called Abraham for a father of many nations have I made thee. Abram means exalted father, but the Lord changed his name and called him Abraham. Abraham means the father of many nations. It implied God had made him a father of many nations. Apostle Paul, through the Holy Spirit, said that God calls those things that are not as though they were, and he also quickens the dead.

These truths reveal a very important fact about the nature of God. We realize that what God promises to happen in the future must be treated as having happened. He also gives life to that which might be dead. What he (Paul) is saying is that when dealing with a promise of God counts, it is done. God has no impossibilities. It is men who have impossibilities.

Two things are impossible for men:

  1. The things that do not exist.
  2. That which is dead. From our key scripture, the Lord teaches us how to handle these so-called impossibilities of men. He calls that which is not as though it was. This is what we call faith. Faith always sees what should be in the future now. Faith does not know it will happen tomorrow, but it has happened. (Hebrews 11:1)This is the realm of God. If that which God is relating with is dead, He gives life to it.

We must approach God’s promises on this principle. We must believe that what we hope to have in the future is present with us now. The word “impossible” is not in God’s vocabulary. It is in the vocabulary of fallen men. Now that we are born again, we are alive unto God(Ephesians. 2:1)

To partake of the promises of God, you must also go into God’s realm and call that which should be in the future now or today. If some condition is dead, declare that life has come into it. Praise God about it. You can not be disappointed. Keep acting that way till you finally see it in reality. Abraham kept calling himself the father of many nations, although physically he was not. He was functioning as God does, calling those things that are not as though they were.

CONFESSION

I live in the realm of God, and that is the realm of faith. I do not live in the future concerning God’s promises. They are all now with me. In this way, I always experience the reality of His promises.

Further studies.

Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen”.

Romans 10:10. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth, confession is made unto salvation”.

THE CROSS: OUR PLACE OF GLORY

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KEY SCRIPTURE: Galatians 6:14 ” But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world”.

Apostle Paul declares in our key scripture that God forbid that he should glory or boast, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. This is very revealing. Human nature tends to be proud of their achievements. In this scripture, we are told that every form of boasting outside the cross of our Lord Jesus is an empty boasting. Why is this so? The Bible reveals that men, by our lineage from our first father, Adam, have all inherited a nature of death and condemnation. Romans 5:12 “wherefore as by one man sin entered into the world and death by sin, and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned”. This nature is also called “the law of sin and death”(Romans 8:2). Every person born on this Earth has this power called the law of sin and death at work in him: Every human experience outside Christ and the cross is pure misery and failure. All achievements of any man and his subsequent boasting are futile.

The Lord Jesus’ death on the cross was a deliverance for all mankind. His death was the crucifixion of this power that ruled mankind. On the cross, we were all set free. The law of sin and death made us slaves to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that ruled the world. Ephesians 2:2 ” Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience “:

Dear child of God, because of the cross of Christ, we are crucified to the world and the prince of the power of the air. This spirit does not have the power to dominate us. Any Christian who lives in sin either does not know the truth or has willingly yielded himself or herself to this prince of the air. The cross of Christ spelt our deliverance. The cross is our place of glory. It is God’s instrument for our deliverance into the new life. We do not glory or boast about any achievement of ours but only in the cross of Christ.

Dear reader if you have not given your life to Jesus then you have not passed through this ‘door of deliverance’, you are still a slave to the world, ruled by the prince of the power of the air. If you refuse to make Jesus Lord of your life, you will be with this evil prince in hell. Choose to accept the Lord Jesus today.

PRAYER

Thank you, heavenly Father, because of our Lord Jesus who died on the cross for us. Today, l am free from Satan’s dominance and am an instrument to set others free. In Jesus’ name, I have prayed.

FURTHER STUDIES.

Galatians 2:20 ” I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me”.

Romans 7:24-25 ” O wretched man that I am! Who shall deliver me from the body of this death? I thank God through Jesus Christ, our Lord. So then, with the mind, I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh, the law of sin”

RIGHT ATTITUDE TO RESTORE A FALLEN BROTHER OR SISTER

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KEY SCRIPTURE: Galatians 6:1 ” Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted ”.

Our key scripture shows us the right attitude when helping a brother who has been overtaken by a fault.

The Lord once admitted that we would always have the poor with us. (Matthew 26:11). In the same understanding, we would always have brothers and sisters who would be overtaken at fault. We must accept that we all don’t have the same understanding towards the bible, and neither do we all respond to the scriptures in a similar way. How do we handle such a person who has been overtaken at fault?

Our key scripture shows us the attitude we have to take. We must approach them with the Spirit of meekness. Meekness is humility in action. This implies you must not attend to him or her with an ‘I am a better person’ attitude’. A humble mind is the one who accepts that I am whatever I am not by my efforts but by the grace of God. It is approaching the brother, not with a condemning attitude. He said in the key scripture, “considering yourself lest thou also be tempted”.

Whenever a brother approaches a fallen one who has been overtaken at a fault and condemns him or her, this person who condemns has thrown away the grace of God. Without the grace of God, everyone is incapable, unqualified, and guilty. To handle a brother without God’s grace is like using your bare hands to handle a life wire You would surely be electrocuted. How does this happen? When you approach with a condemning attitude, you have no divine protection, and the very power or demon that deceived him would easily overpower you and cause you to do an even worse act than the victim.

Never act in any moment as a Christian without the grace of God. This implies you should not be legalistic and condemn others. (Luke 6:37). What did those men who brought the lady who was supposed to be caught in the act of adultery do, after Jesus had asked them to cast their stones if they had not sinned before? None could cast their stone because every man had an area where he or she fell short. (John 8:3-11). Don’t cast any stone at anyone. Do not add your voice to accuse another brother or sister in their absence. If you do any of these things, you are judging and condemning others.

Dear one, be very considerate of people. The following scripture shows us, how to handle various kinds of people. 1Th 5:14 ISV” We urge you, brothers, to admonish those who are idle, cheer up those who are discouraged, and help those who are weak. Be patient with everyone.”

PRAYER

I pray for all those who have been overtaken by a fault or sin. May the Holy Spirit open up their eyes and strengthen them to rise above whatever has caused their fall and never go back into sin again. If it be a demonic bondage, may that power be broken in Jesus’ name.

FURTHER STUDIES.

Luke 6:37 ” Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:”

James 5:20 “Let him know that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins”

LOVE STRENGTHENS FAITH

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KEY SCRIPTURE: Galatians 5:6. For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

Our key scripture establishes one basic fact, that, observing the works of the law by one’s effort does not meet God’s approval, but trusting in the Lord to work through you. Circumcision is an act that comes from the effort or works of an Individual, yet faith is not in works but trust in God.

Man by nature likes to do more than to trust. In the garden of Eden God made man like Himself (Gen 1:26-28). They did not need to do any more things to remain that way, but only to trust the word of God and keep pleasing God always. The Bible said when the devil through the serpent told them there was something to do to become like God, they chose to stop believing in God and to eat of the tree. They fell out of faith in God. It is faith that works by love. That is what matters unto God. These two virtues are most important to God. Faith relates more to God, while love relates more to God and our fellow man.

Our heavenly Father wants our actions to be motivated mostly by our faith in Him through our love for Him and our fellow men. Faith in God is strengthened by our love for God. Faith is the force that unites us to God. Faith is God working through a man. Faith is strong in our hearts when love for God is also very strong. 1st John 4:17 “Herein is our love made perfect that we may have boldness in the day of judgement…..”. Having boldness in the day of judgment is a demonstration of our faith. In light of this, if our faith should be strong, our love should be stronger. In light of this, help your faith by focusing on the great love the Father loves us.

Faith takes hold of all that Jesus is and has done. This is what matters in our relationship with God. Human effort or human abilities can not meet God’s requirements. Our key scripture says circumcision or non-circumcision does not matter. These things refer to what men do rather than believing in God. There are several Christians who show outward gestures like giving long religious prayers, putting up religious expressions when fasting and many more. These things are done to attract people’s attention. All these are human efforts not based on trust in God to be justified by Him.

The Christian experience is only acceptable before God when the Spirit of God is the one acting or doing the work through us. It is faith in God that makes the Spirit work through us.

One may preach but with a mind to attract attention to himself or herself. This is of the flesh. Some sing in churches to show how good they can sing. All these have nothing to do with faith. God is not involved with anything, not of faith. Faith always seeks God’s honour, not man’s.

CONFESSION

Everything I do, I do to honour God, and it is done by faith. I do nothing to attract men to myself. All is done to bring glory to Him.

THOUGHT: LOVE IS THE FERTILIZER THAT HELPS FAITH GROW WELL

FURTHER STUDIES.

Hebrews 11:6 ” But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him”.

Hebrews 11:1 …” Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen”

WALK IN THE SPIRIT

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KEY SCRIPTURE: Galatians 5:25 “If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.”

Our key scripture is one of the amazing revelations that the Holy Spirit gave to us. It says all Christians have relocated into the Spirit. They no longer live in the flesh but in the Spirit. (Romans 8:9) “But ye are not in the flesh but in the spirit. If so be that the Spirit of God dwells in you…” The Bible calls this life in the spirit as in Christ.

The dwelling place of the Christian is ‘ in Christ’. We live in the Spirit by our spirit which is one with the Spirit of Christ. (1st Corinthians 6:17). Romans 8:10 says “And if Christ be in you the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness”. A Christian is not a man or a woman of the flesh. It is the Spirit in Him that leads and rules him.

Our key scripture says “If we live in the Spirit let us also walk in the Spirit”. In the New Testament Greek language from which the New Testament was translated, there are several translations in the Greek given to the word “walk” depending on the intended meaning carried by the context of the message. In our key scripture, the word in Greek is “stoicheo” from which the word “stoic”. This word means strong, rigid, firm, and disciplined. The word walk therefore means “to proceed in a row as the march of soldiers, or go in an orderly manner”.

To walk in the Spirit therefore means to be disciplined and go in a strict order of the Spirit. There is no grounds for personal considerations. Every step must be in the path the spirit goes. One may ask, what is the practical way to walk in the Spirit? This question is answered in the following scripture. Romans 8:5 “For they that are after the flesh do MIND the things of the flesh; but they that are after in the spirit the things of the spirit”. The state of your mind determines where you are, whether the flesh or Spirit. The things of the Spirit are simply what the word of God talks about. When your mind is filled with the word of God and your considerations and desires are to honour what the word says, then you are in the Spirit.

To walk in the Spirit is to do what the word of God says. Living a life of faith is walking in the Spirit. This is the place of true liberty and peace.

CONFESSION

I live in the Spirit and walk in the Spirit. I live above the dictates and influences of this world and the flesh. My life continually experiences God’s peace blessings and prosperity in Jesus’ name.

FURTHER STUDIES.

Galatians 5:16 “This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh”.

Romans 8:9 “But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.”

OBEY THE WORD OF GOD

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KEY SCRIPTURE: Romans 6:16 ” Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? ”

The last action word for us to consider as we look at how to live a victorious life is “obey“.

Obedience is to bring yourself under a regulation, instruction or command so that you do as directed. Obedience is always initiated by humility. Humility is an inner decision to do what God asks you to do.
As you obey the word you build a resistance to sin. The more you do the word, the more sin can’t influence you. Obedience is the doorway to divine approval. It is also access to a divine encounter. Obedience is the consummation of one’s beliefs. Until you act on what you claim, you believe you have not believed.

James 2:26 says the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead. Act on the word of God. Many Christians complain about how weak they are. They ask how I can become a strong Christian. To be a strong Christian, simply obey the instructions of scripture. If the Bible asks you to stop a habit, quickly stop it. There are certain things that may not be sinful act in themselves, but they may be weights to prevent you from taking wide strides in your journey. An example is watching television for hours. It may not be a sinful act, but it deems your light and gradually quenches your fire. To obey the Lord, just stop them.

Many people keep praying, asking the Lord to make them obey. Obedience is acting on what the word says. Philippians 2:13 says
“For it is God which works in you, both to will and to do of His good pleasure”. God is already at work in you both to will and to do. Please know that you have a superior power available within you. Just do as the word says and it will not be by your ability but by His ability. How do we work miracles in our lives? Miracles are divine acts or deeds that he works as we act on his word. Anytime we receive an instruction and obey or act on it a supernatural power takes over our human faculties.

All you need is the decision to follow up with the instructions. The moment you stay with the word to do it, God’s strength takes over and you do the particular thing not by your ability but God’s strength. Just act on the word.

CONFESSION

Obedience to God in all things is the simple way to know Him on a more personal level. I always do what He says. I experience His presence and power as I honour his word in my life.
Obedience to God’s word gives Him the access to function through me

FURTHER STUDIES.

1 Samuel 15:22 “And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams”.

Hebrews 5:8 “Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; ”

YIELD YOURSELF UNTO GOD

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KEY SCRIPTURE: Romans 6:13 ”Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.”

The next action word to consider is yield. The word yield in the Greek language means to stand beside or to place beside. In our modern language, it means to present, provide or make available.

This point is very vital in our call to stay away from sin and live unto righteousness. Romans 12:1 reads “I beseech you therefore, brethren by the mercies of God that ye present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.”
The scripture asks us to give up ourselves unto God. We must present our lives in trust to the Lord.

We must not give ourselves to the wrong appetites of our flesh. Romans 8:10 says “If Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin…” The body should not be your master or leader. Give this body over to the Lord.

The first part of our body to be yielded unto the Lord is our mind. The mind is the steering wheel of the body. What occupies the mind controls and directs the body. Yield the mind unto the word of God. Let the considerations and meditations of the mind continually be on the word of God.
Satan and his demons know very well that if they can take over the mind, they can control the rest of the body and make it do what they want. Yield your mind by thinking about scriptural things. Philippians 4:8 says “Finally my brethren whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, if there be any virtue and if there be any praise think on these things”
If children of God would only yield their minds to the above prescription on what to think about wrong actions would have no place.

We also have to yield our bodies to doing good things. Give yourself to the study of the Bible, yield your body to join other believers in worship, yield your body to prayer, fasting, and help the needy. As you give yourself to doing things that honour God, you will always receive the ability to do that which honours God.

You are dead to sin, so yield your members to the things of God. Use your tongue to reject wrong suggestions or feelings that impress on your mind. Say no to anything that opposes the way of God. Say yes to God’s way.

CONFESSION
I am dedicated to God and His way. I yield my whole being to whatever the spirit says. My life is a revelation of God’s glory.

THOUGHT: A YIELDED MIND IS A YIELDED LIFE

FURTHER STUDIES.

Romans 12:2 ” And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. ”

Ephesians 2:10 “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should wall in them.“

RECKON YOURSELF DEAD TO SIN

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KEY SCRIPTURE: Romans 6:11 “Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

In our previous study, we looked at the first action to take so we could live above the demands of sin.

I wish to make a few points proceeding out of the previous study clear. We learnt that because we died with Jesus the body of sin was destroyed and therefore sin no longer lives in us. The question that many would ask is, why are we tempted or even have the desire to Sin as Christians? I would answer this question by taking us to the time of Adam and Eve. Before Adam and Eve sinned, did they have any sinful nature? The answer is no, yet they were tempted and sinned against God.

Their state was like the present state of the Christians. The challenge is that we live in a body made from the earth. This earthly body has appetites and desires relating to its source. The urge to satisfy these appetites, may not have any spiritual or negative influence but because our bodies are of the earth, we would go for the things of this earth.

Our Lord Jesus did not have any sinful nature in him, yet he got hungry after He fasted because He had an earthly body. It was His relationship to the Father and the understanding He had coupled with His decision to honour God always that put Him in a state never to sin, no matter the temptation.

Please let us take the scripture as the Bible reveals it. In our crucifixion with Jesus, the body of sin is destroyed. The body of sin no longer resides in you. Colossians 2:11 says “In whom also you are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands in putting of the body of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Jesus”. In this instant, the Bible teaches that through the crucifixion with Jesus, the body of the sins of the flesh has been put off.

Dear child of God you don’t have the nature of sin in your flesh now. Don’t think of yourself as a sinner. Every desire and urge to do wrong may either be your flesh yearning for something wrong or a demon stirring up that wrong desire in you.

In this light, our key scripture comes into play. It reads
“Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin but alive unto God through Christ Jesus our Lord”.
To reckon means to count it as truth. Settle it in your heart that you are truly dead to sin. This means, you have no business with sin, rather you are alive unto God, by responding favourably to what He says.

Let your mind come to such a decision and consciousness. After knowing, you must acknowledge and accept that you are indeed dead unto sin but alive unto God.

CONFESSION

I am crucified with Jesus and I know as a certainty that I am dead to sin but alive unto God. Sin cannot rule over me.

FURTHER STUDIES.

Romans 6:7. ” For he that is dead is freed from sin.”

Romans 6:14. “For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under the law but under grace.”

GRACE MEANS VICTORY OVER SIN

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KEY SCRIPTURE: Romans 6:1 “What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?”

In Romans chapter six, the Holy Spirit teaches the church of God how to lead an overcoming life free from the control of sin.

He begins by correcting those who misunderstood what he said earlier that when sin abounds, grace also abounds. The argument was that if it was so, then should we continue sinning so grace would keep abounding? He answered this misunderstanding in the following study.

Apostle Paul argues in verse 2 that how shall we who are dead to sin live any longer there in? The Christian died with Jesus unto sin. Sin is alive and active, but through our Lord Jesus, we are dead to it. How does the Christian live or apply the scriptures such that he or she would continually live above the deceptions of sin?

In the apostle’s discourse, he made use of certain VERBS, which we have to identify and act on. They are as follows:

Romans 6:6 ” Knowing this that our old man is crucified with Him (Christ), that the body of sin might be destroyed, that from now on we should not serve sin.” The verb is ‘ KNOW‘
The second verb to consider is found in
Romans 6:11 “Likewise reckon you also see yourself to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God through Jesus Christ our Lord”. The verb of consideration here is RECKON

The next verb is found in
Romans 6:13 “Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin: but yield yourself to God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God”. In this verse, the verb for our consideration is ‘yield not‘

Last but not least is found in
Romans 6:16 “Know you not, that to whom you yield yourselves servants to obey his servants you are to whom you obey whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness.” The verb is ‘Obey’

In Romans 6:6, the verb or action word for our consideration is that we must know: It means you must learn to know. It also means to become aware of a fact. Know that your old man, who was a slave to sin, is crucified with Christ. Until you know you remain in the dark.

Many Christians still think that they’re ruled by the old man and are slaves to sin. Some still believe the old man is in them, in the sense that they are half sinners and half righteous. The Bible says to get to know the truth. The truth always sets men free (John 8:32). Our old man was crucified with Jesus, and the body of sin might be destroyed or rendered ineffective. This word ‘might’ is not in the permissive sense but in the ‘causative sense.’ It means if the old man is crucified, then the body of sin would be ineffective. The ineffectiveness of sin in your life is because the body of sin has been crucified with Jesus. You have to know this fact.

CONFESSION

I know that my old man was crucified with Jesus, so the body of sin is destroyed. I lead a crucified life as I continually remain dead to sin and alive unto God and righteousness.

FURTHER STUDIES

Hosea 4:6 KJV “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children“.

John 8:32 KJV” And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free“

DEAD TO THE LAW

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KEY SCRIPTURE: Galatians 2:19 “For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God”.

Apostle Paul once again reveals a truth that is an answer to the struggle of many people. In the key scripture, he states that through the law, he is dead to the law that he might live unto God. This statement expresses his victory over sin as a result of the weakness of the flesh. What is the law in the context of our key scripture? The law is God’s righteous demand for all men to fulfil. Why do we need to be dead to the law? Now, although the law is right men are slaves to sin, so the righteous law exposes the weakness of men fully and makes them very helpless before the law.

In Romans chapter seven, he reveals the great struggle of many who have not come to terms with the reality of the gospel. Apostle Paul in Romans 7 shows how sin taking advantage of the commandment or the law slew him. Romans 7:11 “ For sin taking occasion by the commandment of the law, deceived me and by it slew me”. From here, he went on to state the fact that the law is holy and just, but it slew him. Why did that which is holy just make him a slave? The answer is that sin was alive in him, and therefore, the law only exposed his weakness, which has always been there. He lamented that the good things he wanted to do, he was not able to do them, but the wrong things that he dislikes that he commits. He further asked the following question in Romans 7:24 and finally exclaimed “O wretched man that I am, who shall deliver me from the body of this death? ”

Are you at your wit’s end? The answer is in the gospel of our Lord Jesus. In the gospel, we find the grace of God. The Lord Jesus was delivered for our offences (Romans 4:25). This means he died for us and in our name. His death also meant the condemnation of sin in our flesh. Romans 8:3 “For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh.” The death of our Lord Jesus meant the destruction of the power of sin in our flesh (Romans 6:6). If you have believed in Jesus, then sin’s power through the law is destroyed, and therefore, you are free. In effect, your old man is dead to the law, and the new man is alive unto God.

Don’t accept the power of sin over your life. In Christ, the sin question is answered. Jesus died not only to forgive our sins but also to break the power of sin over our lives.

CONFESSION
I am crucified with Jesus. This means I am dead to the sin, and it has no power over me. I now live unto God in righteousness and true holiness.

THOUGHT: IN CHRIST, WE DIED TO THE LAW, BUT ALIVE UNTO GOD BY GRACE

FURTHER STUDIES.

Romans 7:25 ” I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin”.

Romans 8:4 “That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the spirit “