Romans 8:1

1 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.



Today I want to share about being free in Jesus Christ. Friends, the Bible tells us that we need to live according to the Spirit and not carnally. However, sometimes we tend to make mistakes and fall and we feel guilty. It is good to feel guilty because then you know you still have a sense of righteousness in you, a regret in doing the wrong thing. But friends, we cannot allow this guilt to kill our joy and destroy our relationship with God. You may be struggling with secret sin even, but by condemning yourself, you are just perfecting the devil's work. In fact, condemnation causes us to continue in our sin because when we are condemned we start to feel as though God won't forgive us even if we choose to repent. Then you begin to think that since God is not going to forgive, it doesn't matter whether the sin continues or not. Friends, we need to learn to let guilt be an emotion for contrition and not condemnation. Instead of condemning and trying to be more righteous than God, we need to learn to forgive ourselves and ask God for His forgiveness and for the Blood of Jesus Christ to wash our souls clean once again. Friends, to be in Christ means you need to be free from the sting of condemnation and only the blood of Christ can do that. All you need to do, is to sincerely repent from your sins and sincerely ask God to help you overcome any weakness or struggles in your life. By condemning yourself, you will not overcome your struggles. God died for us on the cross so that we could be forgiven of our sins and that the blood of Christ could cleanse us from our sins and be free from condemnation so that we could live joyfully and with purpose once again.

Because once you're condemned, everything is meaningless and purposeless already. But God redeemed us so that we could live the purpose that He planned for us to live. However, friends, the Bible also says that we should not take this liberty of freedom for granted and to use it as a means to sin again. Like I said, guilt should lead our hearts into contrition - A heart that sincerely wants to change for the better and to overcome the mistake or struggle once and for all and not going back to the old habitual sins and mistakes again. Jesus has set us free from condemnation so if you are struggling right now, you need to confess your sins before God and ask for His forgiveness and ask for His grace and Holy Spirit to help you to overcome that area of weakness in your life. Condemning yourself will only destroy you further. God didn't forgive us so that we could condemn ourselves again. He forgave us so that we would have the hope once again to become a new person and a better person in Jesus Christ.