Living Through Jesus Not Through The Law (Exodus 15:11; 1 Cor 8:5 6) (Repentance)
What are you living through? The Gospel proclaims that you and I are dead to what once held us captive…ourselves…our need to be noticed…our need to be enough…our fear of falling short…We no longer have to try to make much of ourselves in our marriages, our children, our work, our sports, our relationships or anything. All these fall under the law. We try to perform well to make ourselves look like we are good enough. The energy spent on ourselves is drowned in baptism. Just like the enemies of God’s people were drowned in the Red Sea. We are no longer slaves to fear. We are slaves to the love of Christ which flows through us into the world (as we learned yesterday). After Saul became Paul, he wanted everyone to enjoy the freedom in Christ which he had. But this freedom to live through Christ was not an easy street. As the picture above reveals, Paul’s life was not a bed of roses…more thorns that roses. Even one in his flesh. So as you discover what it means for you to be dead to the law, consider what it now means for you to live through Christ and for Him. Consider this great verse from 1 John 4:9. “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that we might live through Him.” It is God the Father’s will that we live our lives through Jesus. The image above comes from a card we created. You can buy these cards. Write us at noniehinderlie@gmail.com to find out more.
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