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Freedom. I don’t know if I even let this word become part of my vocabulary until a few years ago. Yes, I knew that God had set me free from sin and death-that He had saved me from my sin, paid my debt that I could not pay- but I never let that truth enter into my daily life.
During my time with the Lord one morning, it hit me- God does not want me to live in the condemnation of my sin. He has set me free.
I AM FREE.
My sin no longer defines me.
Your sin no longer defines you if you’ve placed your life in His strong hands. You are not a mess up. You’re not the worrier, the fearful, the dirty one…no! You are a child of God, a son or daughter of our Great Father. You are made new. Set apart. You have a new identity, and one that allows you to live freely. You are no longer in the shackles of your shame, but rather you are clothed in His robe of righteousness, seen through Jesus’ eyes. YOU. ARE. HIS. And He delights in you.
“He rescued me, because he delighted in me.” Ps. 18:19b
God has delivered us from sin, from our past, from our shame, our guilt- but He has gone even further and has set us free to life. He wants us to live. To thrive. To have abundant life. I’ve been chewing on this truth for a couple of months now, and it’s still hard for me to swallow. Yes, I know that I am set free, but I also am still flesh and I sin. I still mess up. I’m sensitive. Prideful. Fearful. Insecure. I put others and other things before Jesus. My heart often loves stuff more than God. I get easily frustrated, disappointed, discouraged. And often, even though I know that I can call on God- and I do- I just stay in the mire and focus on the yucky. I let these things define me, instead of setting my mind on the things of Jesus- on the Spirit, and living in the freedom that Christ has called me into.
So how do I let go of those things when they come up during the day? I have to fight for faith. I have to do battle with my flesh. And do it through the Spirit, in the Spirit, by the Spirit. I must cry out to my God who is my Rock- who is higher than I. And then remind myself of what He says of me- that I have been set free. That’s not me anymore. Let Him fill me with His good fruits. Replace the bad, for the good. Put off, put on.
I must learn to live as I’ve been called to- learn to live in my true identity.
“For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, ‘Abba! Father!’” Romans 8:15
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Ahhh I needed this today! Thank you! When I mess up its so hard for me, at times, to not focus on how shameful I feel. Why do I do the things I don’t want to do, and the things I want to do, I don’t do. Only in Jesus and by the Spirit can we overcome. I need to be filled with his truth and the armor of God. Thank you for this!
Thank you so much for sharing these bonus devotions! I look forward to each day to read them. 🙂
(In your live video you guys mentioned that you would be doing a few giveaways, are you still doing that? If so, is there a way to enter other than Instagram and Facebook? Thanks!)
I also look forward to these bonus blogs everyday. They are such a blessing to take and think over. Am really enjoying the book. I was wondering about the giveaways too….hope they are still doing that.
wow exactly how i feel a lot of times, very frustrated, like i have no hope, faith very sensitive and insecure in my own skin and sometimes i even have identity crisis which frustrate me so much. but thank God thank he used you to bring this words forward.
Amazing!!! This particular post is such a heart, mind and eye opener for me . I have so much to discover about our God and my Faith. The feelings you mentioned are spot on as to how I feel at times and it’s so refreshing to learn the Truth about being freed by our glorious God! Thank you so much x