Hey everyone!! Hope everyone
is enjoying their summer so far, and continuing with us on this journey to
reading the bible in a year!! =)
ROMANS 7
In this book Paul writes
about how we are set free from the Law (the ten commandments) and bound to
Christ.
What does that mean?
Paul isn’t saying that the
Law isn’t right or contains flaws if you will.
“7 What
shall we say, then? Is the law sinful? Certainly not!Nevertheless, I would not have known what sin was
had it not been for the law. For I would not have known what
coveting really was if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.”…[b] 12 So
then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous and good.”
Paul is saying that following
the law does not make us righteous or save us from sin. It is Jesus Christ
alone that brings salvation.
Honestly, if salvation came
through following the law to the “t” there would be no hope for us. We are all
human and everyone messes up. I don’t care who you are. Even the great apostle
Paul said,
“14 We know that the law is
spiritual; but I am unspiritual, soldas a slave to sin. 15 I do not understand what I do.
For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. 16 And if I do what I do not want
to do, I agree that the law is good. 17 As it is, it is no longer I
myself who do it, but it is sin living in me.18 For I know that good itself
does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature.[c] For I have the desire to do
what is good, but I cannot carry it out. 19 For I do not do the good I
want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing.20 Now if I do what I do not want
to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it…24 What a wretched man I am! “
That’s crazy even Paul admitted to being wretched!!
However, Paul continues to say the Jesus is the only way to salvation
and through him are we saved from our sinful nature or wretchedness.
“Who will
rescue me from this body that is subject to death?25 Thanks be to God, who delivers
me through Jesus Christ our Lord!”
1 SAMUEL 16
God sees
the real you.
Your body
is a temple or house.
19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple
of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your
own?
20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body,
and in your spirit, which are God's.~ 1 Corithinians 6
On the
inside is your soul and spirit.
Your soul
is to me basically your personality, what makes you, you.
27 He
answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul
and with all your strength and with all your mind’[a]; and,
‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b]”~Luke
10
Your spirit
is what keeps you alive.
7 Then
the Lord God
formed a man[a] from the dust of the ground and
breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and
the man became a living being.~Genesis 2
Many people
keep their temple looking very good. Not saying there’s anything wrong with
that because you should. To me it means you feel good about yourself, and you
want to display how you feel on the outside. I am all down for that!! I love
looking good!!=) lol.
However,
sometimes we focus too much on our outer appearance and forget about our inner
appearance to God. God wants our temple, soul, and spirit to look appealing and
pleasing to him. After all he created us. It’s like you creating something of
your own whether it be a power point presentation, a drawing, or whatever you
want it to look good because it’s a reflection of you.
As children
of God we should reflect in our appearance. Not only on the outside but in the
inside as well. Everything has to be right.
In I Samue
l 16, when Samuel was choosing who would be the next king after Saul he
honestly thought that it would be any other son of Jesse besides David.
6 When
they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed stands here before the Lord.”
However, “But the Lord said
to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected
him. The Lord does
not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but
the Lord looks
at the heart.”
So, when you’re
getting dressed and ready to strut your stuff. Don’t forget that God is looking
at your heart.=)
Stay in God’s
peace, not in pieces=)
Saturday
Sacrifice: Hannah
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