Good Morning!! Media experts tell us that our brains are bombarded with approximately
1,000,000,006 advertisements each day. Beyond that, our lives are filled
with instant messages, text messages, email messages, and phone
messages. With all this information headed our way, why would any believer in Christ ever listen to a message from the evil one?
Because the Father of Lies knows how to catch people like us. He even has a specific strategy to do it,..."a little at a time". Although not actually physical, the "power of sin", is like a tiny little parasite, that crawls into us and burrows its' self deep inside,...so deep we don’t even realize that it’s even there, doing damage. Eventually, its ravages begin to send pain messages to our hearts and brains,
becoming increasingly difficult to bear. Eventually we begin thinking, "There’s something seriously wrong with my life,...with me."What
shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage? Not at all! For we
have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under
the power of sin. As it is written: "There is no one righteous, not even one".—Romans 5:8 (NIV)
When we become believers in Jesus Christ, we become a new creation in our spirit, and the Holy Spirit comes to live inside us. And yet, this parasite of sin still lies within us,...but it’s not us. When our mind receives a lie from the evil one, " the power of sin" will take that lie and twist it into our own language, and we will think it’s our thought,...it even feels like it is coming from us. But it’s not. Sin is an intruder, a poser, an imposter. Please get this: Satan’s strategy is to introduce his thoughts into your mind and deceive you into thinking they’re yours. We are righteous in Christ, not in ourselves.
When we become believers in Jesus Christ, we become a new creation in our spirit, and the Holy Spirit comes to live inside us. And yet, this parasite of sin still lies within us,...but it’s not us. When our mind receives a lie from the evil one, " the power of sin" will take that lie and twist it into our own language, and we will think it’s our thought,...it even feels like it is coming from us. But it’s not. Sin is an intruder, a poser, an imposter. Please get this: Satan’s strategy is to introduce his thoughts into your mind and deceive you into thinking they’re yours. We are righteous in Christ, not in ourselves.
The power of sin is still in us, but we don’t have to say "yes" to the
power of sin anymore. When we know who we are in Christ and who He is in
us, we can choose to say "no" for the first time.
Lord Jesus, teach us to know the truth about who You are in us. Today, by the
power of Your Spirit and the truth of Your Word, enable us to identify
the lies of the evil one that we've accepted as if they are coming from us. We don't want to be slaves to this power of sin. Free us to follow
You through grace and truth. Amen.
" He is rich indeed, who is satisfied with what he has."
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