UERING
NEMY
THIN
big trouble. Romans 6:23 says, “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of
God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” All is not lost! If we are obedient
then God blesses us because we recognize He is the Almighty, He is the Creator
who deserves all the glory. By dying for us on the cross Jesus paid in full for
our sin and having accepted Him as our Saviour we receive the gift of eternal
life and are free from receiving the ‘wages of sin.’ We grow in grace in our
relationship with the Holy Trinity, we feel even better for it because we
become stronger in overcoming the sin within.
Daily Transformation
Philippians 2:13 says, “for it is God who works in you both
to will and do for His good pleasure.” God can change our
inner desires. Before we were born again sin ruled but
once we accepted Jesus the Holy Spirit began to get
to work on our old nature. The nature of Christ is
now in us so we want to do Gods will naturally
and really hate sinning. By God’s grace a
miraculous transformation has taken place
from within because Jesus has freed us
from the bondage of sin when He died
on the cross. Therefore, let us go
on each day to to remember His
great sacrifice and to ask for
grace through the Holy Spirit
to overcome the enemy
within whenever we are
tempted.
Here are
some
things to
reflect
on/
pray
about:
Father
God,
I praise
and bless
You...Your
ways are higher
than mine.
l Thank You for
all You have done and are
doing in my life.
l I realize I need You more every day.
l There seems to be so much in my life that I battle with but I know the battle
belongs to you.
l It is only through Your gift of faith to believe that I can overcome sin.
l I pray for Your council, wisdom and help to guide me to make the right choices.
l Teach me to live by Your word for it is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
l I want to honor You and desire to please You so please give me the grace to resist each temptation.
Here are some Spiritual Survival truths that have helped me. I Accept that:
l God is HOLY and His ways are best for me. l I must be thankful for what Jesus did on the
cross as I couldn’t please God otherwise. l I live in a sinful world that has filled my heart with evil
desires. l My sinful heart will always betray me, my willpower and wisdom will fail me. l Temptation
pulls me to fulfil these evil desires. l I must purge my heart daily with God’s word to have the faith to
resist temptation. l Sin will never be satisfied until it kills me. Jesus has given me eternal life. l When
My heart is filled with faith it renews my spirit and I become sin resistant. l With each victory, I gain
more grace to sin less. l Jesus is committed to helping me to be more than a conqueror. p
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January - March 2015
by Lynda K Smith
writer, proof reader,
poet and Evangelist
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