Oswald Chambers writes this about obedience … obedience is not always good, and disobedience is not always sinful. One MUST identify and recognize who is behind everything we choose to obey. We obey Christ … nobody else. Thought provoking. “Many a soul begins to come to God when he flings off being religious, because there is only one Master of the human heart, and that is not religion but Jesus Christ...."
Seems to me a lot of guilt-ridden people have not looked carefully to see who is behind the rules by which they live. Jesus doesn’t want us to live in guilt. What he tells us is straight forward, and the consequences of our choices are life or death, but not guilt. We are made to live free, to think and to choose freely. Guilt is always a sign of something that needs to be dealt with, not a condition of a holy life. It’s a symptom, not a badge. Guilt means one has either not recognized a sin, has not confessed it to the ONE who has already forgiven it, or doesn’t believe that what Jesus did was enough. Read that again.
I’m praying today that you find guilt-free joy in fellowship with the One who loves you. As you journey, let freedom in Christ be your goal. Guilty people do not convey the good news of forgiveness well. Get yourself free first and you will see people all around you who need to see what freedom looks like. Begin praying for them and for God to minister peace and freedom through you.
You can do this.
"LORD Jesus, what you have done IS enough to cover me. Thank you so much.”
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