Christianity is not about behavior modification. It is about inward heart transformation.
Long before the enemy can steal your victory, he steals your song. Long before he can steal your joy, he steals your praise.
This idea that grace will cause people to sin without restraint is from the pit of hell. You cannot be under grace and not be holy any more than you can be underwater and not be wet! It is being under grace that gives you the power to live a victorious life.
The good news of Jesus always liberates and His perfect love removes every fear.
Grace contravenes the traditions of man. It makes nothing of man’s own efforts and makes everything of Jesus Christ.
Now, listen carefully to what I am saying. I am not advocating a life of passiveness and laziness. You can take up courses, read books, do your work diligently and so on, but your trust must not be in these things. It must be in what Jesus has done for you. So if you are a student, for example, by all means, study hard. Score straight As for the glory of God! But don’t trust in your intelligence or qualifications to bring you the blessings of God.
In the new covenant, God’s way is to bless you first, and the knowledge of His blessing gives you the power to labor more abundantly. In other words, we do not labor to be blessed, but rather we have the power to labor because we are already blessed.
Knowing you are protected from condemnation will cause you to reign over that sin, addiction or depression that is holding you in bondage today.
The presence of Jesus is all that you need. It is exciting to enjoy His presence daily in everything.
If you can change what you believe, you can change your life!
Under law, the burden is on you to perform. Under grace, the burden is on what Christ has performed on the cross.
Believers are struggling with sin today precisely because they do not realize that they are righteous.
As you partake of His broken body, know that His body was broken so that yours can be whole.
When you reign in life, you reign over sin, you reign over the powers of darkness, and you reign over depression, over poverty, over every curse, and over every sickness and disease. You REIGN over the devil and all his devices!
In the same way, long before your blessing manifests physically, it is first in your spirit. The Bible says, “A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things.”11 In other words, your life today is a reflection of what has been hidden and carried in your heart all this time.
My friend, for every area of weakness, failure and defeat that you may be experiencing right now, I assure you that there has been some wrong believing in that area. Search the Scriptures for Jesus and the truth. Your answer lies in right believing.
When you stop doing and start depending on God’s divine favor, you will begin to experience the Jesus-kind of results.
God’s grace is greater than any addiction in your life. His grace will swallow up your addiction.
Right believing always leads to right living.
A good conscience feeds on the life of Christ and gives you the confidence to draw near to God with a “true heart in full assurance of faith” that God is not angry with you.