Romans 7:6 "But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code"
I know! Death is so in style when reading the bible, especially Romans. Death, death, death! To the unbelievers eyes this verse is probably not only foolish but pretty depressing. So isn't it pretty amazing that this verse causes my heart to leap wildly within my chest and my Spirit to rejoice?
I know that in my group of friends at church, we are always speaking of that freedom in Christ. To be honest, I feel that I have yet to fully experience that freedom that comes from living a life fully surrendered to Him. I feel that although my God is king of my life and Love of my life as well, that I am still on the brink of just busting out in who He is in me. I want that full experience so desperately and I know that Christ will set me completely free in Him. But I have fears, worries, anxieties that are not of God, of course, and have yet to be fully released from my heart. I don't say this as a cop out in any way just to let you all know a little bit about the girl who write about Jesus all the time.
I'm not perfect.
And you know what!? That is perfectly fine because God is the one that has released me from the law so that I may live to serve Him in the new way of the Spirit. I have a High Priest that I can go to at anytime when I am struggling or need help. I have access to the power and glory that is Christ and His plans to refine and perfect me are happening as I speak, and there is nothing wrong with who I am as a believer today.
I don't live to please mankind anymore or to make sure that I am seen a certain way in their eyes because Gods eyes are the only eyes that I wish to be seen by.
This verse really struck me because I was so bound before God. So bound to the every thought of mankind about me. So bound to the lies that Satan was feeding me on a constant basis. So bound and now I am so free. The enemy will use things and situations to try to make me feel condemned as a Christian woman. As if, I am not serving in Spirit enough. I am not evangelizing enough, I am not saying Christ name enough, I am not praying enough, I am not HOLY enough.
You know what though, I am pretty sure that God says something completely different about who I am as His child. I am sick of Satan and His lies and I am sick of not stepping out in Faith more as well. I want it all from you Lord. I still struggle. I still have no clue how to overcome this sinful nature in completeness but I know that the Spirit of God is working in me and He hears every plea and every cry and He has already answered me. Praise God for that relief of not having to work at it myself. I work out my salvation in Christ only. Not by my own might.
I don't really know what I just wrote. I kinda just blabbed but I know that God was definitely speaking and ministering to me in this mornings devotional.
Pray that I bear the fruit of GOD, that is all I could ever want on this earth &heart;
Romans 7:4 So, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God.
To all my brothers and sisters out there. Keep dieing and keep bearing that righteous fruit. The sweetness of death in our Lord Jesus Christ 'tis amazing, is it not?
