The Holy One calls to me this morning. He always brings a refreshment to my soul. Even as He is working to purify my "stinkin thinkin", His Presence brings relief.
The accuser of the brethren (as Satan has been described) hurls his insults at my mind. The attack begins during the watches of the night, just under the radar of my conscious awareness. The enemy begins early to try to infect my thoughts and make his evil presence known on the battlefield of my mind.
I am thankful that Holiness wakes me each morning with reminders that He rules my life; that the enemy can hurl his insults and take his potshots at me, but in the end my relationship with the Holy One always prevails unto victory.
Today, as the enemy reminds me of past failures that seem to relate to current issues, the Holy One speaks: "The past does not dictate the future. You are a different woman today than the one who got deceived years ago". His gentle voice and sweet love floods my soul. The One who knows me better than I know myself comforts me. There is no guilt, no condemnation, no bitter words or even an innuendo that suggests rejection.
The Holy One continues, "We see sin differently than you do". Since the "opinion" of Trinity is the only one that counts, I press in to hear what my Lord has to say to me on this subject. "The sins of the flesh that you are so prone to focus on are temporal. The laws I have given for the temporal, affect the best interests of your flesh life in a fallen world. The more important sin to be dealt with is the sin of the soul and My Law in that regard affects the best interest of your Spirit life for all eternity.
I am always amazed at the simplicity of Truth.
The sin of the soul is willful independence from the One who created us. The sins of the flesh are just symptoms of the sin of the soul.
Humans seem to be in the constant turmoil over the flesh failures, and thinking that our Savior, Jesus Christ, came to offer one more tool for the "big" issue of sin management. Or worse yet, one more impossible requirement to an already inexhaustible list of what is required to have peace within.
Far from that, the Savior came to obliterate once and for all the "soul sin" that separates us from our Creator God, and that which is the source of all the "flesh sins" we see being carried out in ourselves and others.
God, Himself, has offered the only way to cleanse the "soul sin" we are all infected with at birth; the soul sin that leads to soul death for all eternity.
Jesus was sent into this fallen world to bring the cure. We always quote John 3:16 as God's great love for us but the next verse brings additional clarity regarding the Heart of the Creator for His beloved creation I.E. each one of us. "For God did not send His Son into the world (of people) to condemn the world (of people) but to save the world (of people) through Him".
"For God so loved the world that He sent His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life."
From God's end the problem is solved. The cure has been granted for any who would choose to take it. Jesus came and did what was necessary to save every person ever born from the "soul sin" that causes death of the person/soul for all eternity.
Now, the big question we each, individually, must answer is: "will I take the cure?"
The Holy Spirit is calling. Can you hear Him?
The accuser of the brethren (as Satan has been described) hurls his insults at my mind. The attack begins during the watches of the night, just under the radar of my conscious awareness. The enemy begins early to try to infect my thoughts and make his evil presence known on the battlefield of my mind.
I am thankful that Holiness wakes me each morning with reminders that He rules my life; that the enemy can hurl his insults and take his potshots at me, but in the end my relationship with the Holy One always prevails unto victory.
Today, as the enemy reminds me of past failures that seem to relate to current issues, the Holy One speaks: "The past does not dictate the future. You are a different woman today than the one who got deceived years ago". His gentle voice and sweet love floods my soul. The One who knows me better than I know myself comforts me. There is no guilt, no condemnation, no bitter words or even an innuendo that suggests rejection.
The Holy One continues, "We see sin differently than you do". Since the "opinion" of Trinity is the only one that counts, I press in to hear what my Lord has to say to me on this subject. "The sins of the flesh that you are so prone to focus on are temporal. The laws I have given for the temporal, affect the best interests of your flesh life in a fallen world. The more important sin to be dealt with is the sin of the soul and My Law in that regard affects the best interest of your Spirit life for all eternity.
I am always amazed at the simplicity of Truth.
The sin of the soul is willful independence from the One who created us. The sins of the flesh are just symptoms of the sin of the soul.
Humans seem to be in the constant turmoil over the flesh failures, and thinking that our Savior, Jesus Christ, came to offer one more tool for the "big" issue of sin management. Or worse yet, one more impossible requirement to an already inexhaustible list of what is required to have peace within.
Far from that, the Savior came to obliterate once and for all the "soul sin" that separates us from our Creator God, and that which is the source of all the "flesh sins" we see being carried out in ourselves and others.
God, Himself, has offered the only way to cleanse the "soul sin" we are all infected with at birth; the soul sin that leads to soul death for all eternity.
Jesus was sent into this fallen world to bring the cure. We always quote John 3:16 as God's great love for us but the next verse brings additional clarity regarding the Heart of the Creator for His beloved creation I.E. each one of us. "For God did not send His Son into the world (of people) to condemn the world (of people) but to save the world (of people) through Him".
"For God so loved the world that He sent His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life."
From God's end the problem is solved. The cure has been granted for any who would choose to take it. Jesus came and did what was necessary to save every person ever born from the "soul sin" that causes death of the person/soul for all eternity.
Now, the big question we each, individually, must answer is: "will I take the cure?"
The Holy Spirit is calling. Can you hear Him?
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