I Trust You

As for God, His way is perfect;

The word of the Lord is proven;

He is a shield to all who trust in Him.

—Psalm 18:30 (NKJV)

 

I can stand on your Word, Lord, knowing and believing you are my shield and protector. Your Word is truth (John 17:17). Nothing can come against me because you are always for me (Romans 8:31). No sin—no sickness—no issue—no concern has the power to defeat me because you have already defeated it. You uphold me with the truth of your proven and perfect Word.

 

Your way is flawless, Lord. You guide me into all truth (John 16:13). You reveal who I am in you. In your strength, I can crush an army. In your power, I can scale any wall—overcome any issue that arises (2 Samuel 22:30). You have given me the authority to speak life to every need and death to the enemy who tries to steal the abundant life you have given me (Luke 10:19, Proverbs 18:21, John 10:10).

 

Without faith, I have no hope (Hebrews 11:1). But you have given me a measure of faith to exercise (Romans 12:3). I choose to believe the truth of your Word. I live by that measure of faith and not what I see. When I walk by faith and not by sight, my faith grows stronger (2 Corinthians 5:7). I hope and trust in you. You protect me. When I call, I know you will answer and rescue me. With long life, you satisfy me and show me your salvation (Psalm 91:14-16). How long do I live to be satisfied? I want to live as long as I can to help others experience the joy of their faith (Philippians 1:25). Even in old age, I will remain fruitful, vital, and green (Psalm 92:14).

 

My life is perfect in you—not in this world—but in you. You are my way—my truth—my life (John 14:6). You have overcome my world with your peace (John 16:33). I place my faith and hope in you, Lord, because you have raised me from death and given me new life (2 Corinthians 5:17, 1 Peter 1:21). Only you are the source of my hope and fill me completely with joy and peace. I overflow with confident hope through you, Holy Spirit (Romans 15:13).

 

Nothing separates me from your love (Romans 8:35). You never leave me or forsake me (Hebrews 13:5). Joined as one, I am in you, and you are in me (1 Corinthians 6:17, John 17:22-23). You, who died for me, became new life in me (Romans 6:1-4). I have no fear in your perfect love; I am whole and healed in your flawless Grace (1 John 4:18, 1 Peter 2:24). You are the Word (John 1:1), and I believe you.

 

“Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from destruction, who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, who satisfies your mouth with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s” (Psalm 103:2-5 NKJV).

 

Praise you, Jesus!  I remember all you have done through these many years. You forgive! You heal!  Your mercy overflows! You satisfy me with good things, Lord, so my youth is renewed. I walk by faith and not sight. I trust you.

© 2021 Lynn Lacher

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Put on Your New Nature

 

Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.

—Romans 12:2 (NLT)

 

 

When you were born again and became new in Christ, what changed?  Did your mind and the way you think suddenly change?  Did your body change? No!  But your spirit changed completely. “That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit” (John 3:6, NKJV). You are spirit, soul (mind), and body (1 Thessalonians 5:23). Your spirit was completely reborn by God, but for your mind and body to experience the benefits of your new nature in Jesus, your mind must be renewed.

 

 

“Let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes,” Paul wrote. “Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy” (Ephesians 4:23-24, NLT). Your nature is new because your spirit has been born-again by His Spirit, but for you to believe it, your mind needs to be transformed by the gift of His righteousness. You “put on your new nature.” You choose for your mind to be renewed continuously and molded by the Holy Spirit. The Truth of God’s Word is what changes your mind, and it is the Spirit who guides you into its Truth (John 16:13).

 

 

“Let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think!” Paul declares in Romans 12:2. This statement is life-changing. To be renewed and changed by the Holy Spirit is a decision you make. In return, the Holy Spirit brings His power to transform and renew your thoughts and desires. It is your choice to “put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy” (Ephesians 4:23-24, NLT). It is your decision “to make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love” (2 Peter 1:5-7, NIV). When you purposely choose these qualities in 2 Peter 1, you put on the new righteous nature that you received when your spirit was born again.

 

 

When you choose over and over again to grow spiritually into the new person He has made you, God faithfully changes your attitude and the way you think. Your self-focused mind, which has fought fear and doubt, believes in His promises. You focus instead on others. When you consistently surrender your mind to the power of the Holy Spirit and choose to add these qualities in your life, you will be continually renewed in the way you think. You shall not only be effective in what you do for Him, but you shall never look again at anything with a mind that has closed itself to possibilities. His renewing power will change your whole perspective. You shall know the depths of His Grace, which continually changes you.

 

 

Don't copy the world or make yourself like anyone else. You are God’s unique creation to be molded by His Truth and Spirit. When you allow Him to renew your mind, you come to believe in your heart the new nature you received in your spirit when you were born again. Your spirit, mind, and body receive the benefits of your redemption. And you shall know His good, pleasing, and perfect will for your life. 

 

 

©2021 Lynn Lacher

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In Spirit and Truth

 

The disciples had just returned from Sychar with food. Earlier Jesus had told the Sarmatian woman at the well that He had living water for her where she would never thirst again. And when she had heard and believed that he was the Messiah, she joyfully ran back to tell others, who came streaming to see him. 

 

Knowing how hungry Jesus must be, the disciples asked Jesus to eat something. 

 

“I have a kind of food you know nothing about,” Jesus told them (John 4:32).

 

Does Jesus have food for you that you know nothing about?  His Word is your bread of life. Do you know and believe the Truth of the Word in your heart?

 

The disciples asked each other if someone else had brought food to Jesus. They only saw the natural—not the spiritual of which Jesus spoke. How often do we only realize the natural around us and not the spiritual God wishes to reveal to us through the Spirit?

 

Then Jesus explained, “My nourishment comes from doing the will of God, who sent me, and from finishing His Work” (John 4:34).

 

Jesus received nourishment from following God’s will and from finishing the work He was sent to do. And what was the work He was sent to finish?

 

“Yet it was our weaknesses he carried,” Isaiah prophesied. “It was our sorrows that weighed him down. And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God, a punishment for his own sins. But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed. All of us, like sheep, have strayed away. We have left God’s paths to follow our own. Yet the Lord laid on him the sins of us all” (Isaiah 53:4-6, NLT).

 

We were lost in our sins, following our own desires. Yet, God laid upon Jesus the sins of us all. His purpose was you, and it was me. And Jesus accomplished that purpose on Calvary. Jesus, who knew no sin, became sin so that we might become the righteousness of God (2 Corinthians 5:21). And that was the work that Jesus finished. When He said on the Cross “it is finished,” He declared that He had accomplished the will of His Father. 

 

Everything Jesus did in earthly ministry was God’s perfect will and carried Jesus toward His purpose. Doing the will of His Father nourished Jesus, and the finished work of the Cross was God’s promise of Resurrection life. When He was crushed for our sins, we were made right with God. When He was beaten, we were made whole. When He was wounded, we were healed. The work that Jesus accomplished was a thorough and complete work. It was not a partial work that lacked anything. It accomplished all the Word says it accomplished. It brought all the promise of new life to us.

 

If we don’t know the Word, how can we believe the new life He has given us? Do you know that the person you used to be is now righteous in Christ and that you are resurrected in new life in Him? Do you really believe you are a new creation and the old nature has been crucified with Him (2 Corinthians 5:17)? Have you any idea all that Jesus paid for with His precious blood?  Do you stay in His Word to grasp His love for you? When you know His Truth, it sets you free. When you believe His finished work in your life, it changes you from within.

 

Your life in Christ is your greatest purpose. When you are open to the Holy Spirit, you are always being changed by the power of the Word. Jesus was the finished work, and we, being renewed in our minds, are His finished work in progress. When we believe in His finished work of grace within us, the promises of His Truth that we trust for with confidence, are real to us.

 

“The hour is coming,” Jesus told the woman at the well, “and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth” (John 4:23-24, NKJV).

 

“How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? Who believes the good report of the Lord? Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God” (Romans 10:14, 16-17, NKJV). “And it is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life” (John 6:63, NKJV).

 

If you persist in His Word, you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free (John 8:32). Faith without action has no life (James 2:17). Believe and act upon the Truth the Holy Spirit reveals in the Word. 

 

The hour has come to worship God in Spirit and Truth.

 

© 2021 Lynn Lacher

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As Christ Has Loved Me

 

 

What kind of love do I extend? Do I love with the love of Christ? Jesus said to love my enemies; do good to those who hate me; bless those who curse me; pray for those that hurt me. And then Jesus gives specific examples that put His kind of love in perspective. If someone slaps me, I offer him the other cheek. When someone demands something from me, I give it to him. If someone asks for help, I give it. If someone takes something from me, I don't try to get it back. Do to others as I would like them to do to me (Luke 6:27-30). 

 

The love of which Jesus speaks in these verses is full of grace. It is His love that gives unconditionally. It is selfless and flows through the life of one who knows and lives who they are in Christ. The “me” mentality of “what about my need” pushes people away. Jesus humbled himself to die for me. Can't I humble myself and lay down my desires for someone else?

 

“Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance” (1 Corinthians 13:4-7, NLT).

 

His love is never boastful or jealous or proud or rude. The love of Jesus never demands its own way. It doesn't keep a record of those who have caused pain or been unfair. Jesus never demanded anything for himself but, instead, gave His life. 

 

Do I keep an account of those who have said things that have hurt or slighted me? Christ’s love never keeps an account of wrong but always rejoices when truth prevails. His love is full of forgiveness, honesty, and grace. Do I extend His love and grace? The love of Christ never gives up. It always has the faith to believe in what is not seen or heard. Looking beyond the selfishness of the human heart, His love is hopeful and perseveres through any circumstance. 

 

I have His grace within me to overcome any problem that comes up in life. But if I don’t choose to love with His grace, I have nothing to offer but my own selfishness. When I let go of what I want and what I think is right, I can love with the grace of Jesus that keeps no accounts. His redeeming love flowing through my life is the power that changes my heart to love as He has loved me. His love never gives up and never loses faith in me. And I want above everything in this life for His love in me to never give up and lose faith.

 

“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me” (Galatians 2:20, KJV).

 

The life I live in this flesh, I live by the faith of my Savior who loved me enough to give His life for me. And I will love as He has loved me.

 

© 2021 Lynn Lacher

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Praying in the Holy Spirit

 

But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

—Jude 1:20-21 (NKJV)

 

When you pray in the Holy Spirit, you build up your faith to believe who you are in Christ and to believe the promises God has given you. You are immersed in an awareness of God’s love that goes beyond human reasoning. And when you pray in the Spirit, you build your faith to believe what is impossible to believe with your natural mind.

 

Praying in the Spirit is not when you pray what your mind reasons. It is the Holy Spirit within you praying the petitions that He knows. When you pray for someone with your reasoning, it is sometimes difficult to keep personal judgments and opinions, and thoughts and feelings out of your prayers. The Holy Spirit knows what the will of God is. When you pray in the Holy Spirit, you pray in agreement with the will of God.

 

“And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God’s own will” (Romans 8:26-27, NLT).

 

When you pray in the Spirit, it can’t be expressed in words that you understand but God knows what the Spirit is saying. And when you pray in harmony with God’s own will, you are encouraged in your faith in Christ.

 

“Pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests,” Paul wrote. “With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people” (Ephesians 6:18, NIV).

 

Praying in the Spirit gives close intimacy with God. Through you, the Holy Spirit reaches God for those for whom you pray. And when you allow the Spirit to pray for them, God knows what the Holy Spirit is praying and He moves in response because what the Spirit asks is according to His will.

 

“For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful. What is the conclusion then?” Paul asked. “I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the understanding. I will sing with the spirit, and I will also sing with the understanding” (1 Corinthians 14:14-15, NKJV).

 

When you pray in the Holy Spirit, you pray as the Holy Spirit directs. You are taken to a level of surrender and intimacy human reasoning cannot express. But for your understanding to be fruitful, you need an understanding of what the Spirit prays. He will reveal what you have prayed for in the Spirit making the prayers you pray with your mind in agreement with God’s will. 

 

When you surrender and allow the Holy Spirit to pray, you are strengthened in your inner man. Your confidence and compassion grow. You believe without a doubt that God hears whatever the Spirit has asked, and you know that the petitions you have asked of Him have already been answered (1 John 5:14-15).

 

Praying in the Holy Spirit builds your faith. You receive the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of God. Your understanding is enlightened, and you know the hope of His calling and the riches of your inheritance in Him (Ephesians 1:17-19, NKJV).

 

Do you long to live the fullness and power of the grace Jesus has given you?  Do you wish to believe God’s Word without any doubt—trusting in His promises for others and for yourself? Do you want to stand strong in your spiritual armor and your identity in Christ? 

 

Pray in the Holy Spirit. The Spirit keeps you in the secure knowledge of God’s love. He will strengthen you with His power. You will know and believe without a doubt that all is well. And you will live your life in the secure peace of that truth.

 

 

© 2021 Lynn Lacher

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Receive the Holy Spirit

 

 

Are you struggling in your faith?  Is peace elusive? Does fear claim you?  You can be saved and lack the power of the Holy Spirit in your life.  Receiving the Holy Spirit is a separate experience from first believing by faith in Jesus.

 

“When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that the people of Samaria had accepted God’s message, they sent Peter and John there. As soon as they arrived, they prayed for these new believers to receive the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit had not yet come upon any of them, for they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then Peter and John laid their hands upon these believers, and they received the Holy Spirit” (Acts 8:14-17, NKJV).

 

Do you hunger for the power of God? Do you long for your faith to be stronger and live in the fullness of the grace of Jesus?  Do you wish to believe the Word without any doubt—trusting in God’s promises for others and for yourself? Do you want to stand strong in your spiritual armor and your identity in Christ?

 

You may have been saved for years and not experienced the peace—the power—the joy—the revelation assurance that the Holy Spirit gives. The baptism of the Holy Spirit gives you the confidence and the power to live the new life Jesus died to give you. 

 

You are not defeated. You are an overcomer. It is never too late to receive the Holy Spirit. The power of God to overcome sin and experience the fullness of His grace is discovered in your surrender. Christ redeemed us so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit (Galatians 3:14). Just as you were saved by faith, you also receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit by faith.

 

In Ephesus, Paul came across some believers. “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” he asked. “No,” they answered him. (Acts 19:2-6). That day those believers received the indwelling fullness of the baptism of the Holy Spirit.

 

Surrender yourself and all your preconceptions. Ask and by faith receive the Holy Spirit.

 

 

© 2021 Lynn Lacher

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Taste and See

 

Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good;

Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!

—Psalms 34:8 (NKJV)

 

 

God is good all the time. You don’t have to take someone else’s word for it. You can experience God’s goodness for yourself. He doesn’t bestow more goodness on someone else. His goodness is always before you. 

 

“I call to remembrance my song in the night; I meditate within my heart, and my spirit makes diligent search” (Psalms 77:6, NKJV). 

 

Remember the good things God has done in your life. Meditate on them in your heart. Don’t dwell on what the enemy has done. Diligently search God’s Word and allow the Holy Spirit to renew your mind (Romans 12:2) and sanctify you with His truth (John 17:17). Be still and rest in His truth, and know He is God (Psalms 46:10) and that He is good (Mark 10:18). 

 

You have been given the same measure of faith as everyone else who believes in Christ (Romans 12:3). It is your choice to believe God’s truth and exercise your faith. Exercising your faith makes it easier to believe in God’s promises. But exercising your faith means being stretched and challenged and stepping out of your comfort zone. Stepping out in faith is trusting God. And blessed is the man who trusts in Him. He will learn and know and believe who He is in Christ.

 

Experiencing God’s goodness comes from knowing who you are in Christ and believing all that He has done for you and in you. Exercise your faith. The fruit on the tree is not located at the trunk. It is out on the limb. Taste and see that the Lord is good!

 

© 2021 Lynn Lacher

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Believe

 

 

Move the unmovable

Break the unbreakable

God we believe

God we believe for it

 

—Believe for It by CeCe Winans

 

 

We praise God for moving the unmovable and breaking the unbreakable. We tell Him that we believe. But do we?

 

If we truly believed what God says is true, we would live as if we believe it—without fear—without a doubt. But we can’t live what we say we believe when deep within we hold on to doubt and fear.

 

God hasn’t given us a spirit of fear but of power, love, and a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:7). A sound mind grounded in the love of God is able to conquer doubt and fear more quickly. The power to exercise faith is available to believe and cooperate with God’s Word.

 

“If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes,” Jesus said to the father of the demon-possessed boy. Immediately the father of the boy cried out, “Lord, I believe! Help my unbelief!” (Mark 9:23-24).

 

It is possible to have belief and unbelief at the same time. When we say we believe the unmovable will move but then exhibit doubt, double-mindedness will keep the unmovable from moving. Doubt will choke out a promise and make the unbreakable impossible to break (James 1:6-7). 

 

God’s kingdom is one that operates in faith. He wants us to believe Him. We can either believe and cooperate with what God says is true or we can believe and live what the world says. We can either believe the opinions of men or the truth of God’s Word. 

 

We can’t allow what others say or the facts of our circumstances to be greater than what God says is true. But if we don’t know the Word, we won’t know what is ours in Christ. And if we don’t know what is ours in Christ, we will believe whatever we see and hear instead of the spiritual truth God has given us. 

 

God’s truth always trumps the facts of our lives. We choose to believe God’s truth is greater than anything else. 

 

Two blind men came to Jesus. 

 

“Do you believe I can do this?” Jesus asked them.

 

They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.”

 

Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be to you.” And their eyes were opened. (Matthew 9:28-29).

 

According to what we believe we will receive. The unmovable will either remain or be removed.  

 

Keep choosing faith over fear and doubt. When we choose to believe and cooperate with what the Word says is true, our belief in the promises of God matures. Doubt is more easily conquered. When we know the truth of God’s Word—when we have confident assurance of who we are in Christ, we have the faith to believe the impossible. And…

 

From the impossible

We'll see a miracle

God we believe

God we believe for it

 

—Believe For It by CeCe Winans

 

 

© 2021 Lynn Lacher

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As You Think—You Are

As a man thinks in his heart, so is he.

—Proverbs 23:7

 

The way you think determines who you believe you are. If you want to believe who you are in Christ, you must allow the Word to positively change the way you think and see yourself. You choose to have a positive attitude about who God says you are. God is not going to make you have good thoughts miraculously. You choose to think on “whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report” (Philippians 4:8a, NKJV). 

 

“If there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy,” Paul writes, “meditate on these things.” (Philippians 4:8b, NKJV). 

 

If you think a positive attitude will happen quickly, you will be disappointed. You must meditate long and hard to change your thought processes permanently. This happens through the revelation power of the Word of God. The Word that God speaks is spirit and life. And it is the Holy Spirit who gives life to the Word (John 6:63).

 

Meditating on the Word of God and allowing the Holy Spirit to change the way you process its Truth is the answer for changing your attitude. Over time, the renewing of your mind by the Word will change your attitude (Romans 12:2). You will live from what you believe instead of what you feel. You will allow the Truth of God’s Word to reveal to you who you are instead of what the world or anyone else tells you.

 

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue” (Proverbs 18:21, NKJV). You have the power to speak either death or life. “Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks” (Matthew 12:34, NKJV). You speak what you believe in your heart—either what is negative and destructive or what is positive and life-changing.

 

Do you want to believe in the goodness of God’s love for you? Do you wish to believe by faith in His promise that you haven’t yet seen or experienced?  His Truth first transforms your mind and then becomes the abundance of your heart. According to the way you think in your heart, you speak what you believe. And according to what you believe, you receive (Matthew 9:29). 

 

When you speak what God says out of the abundance of your heart, you speak the power of His life into whatever your need. You believe no matter what the world says or anyone else says. You believe God is forever faithful to keep His promises and that His inherent goodness always brings forth His blessings in your life.

 

How do you think in your heart? 

 

©2021 Lynn Lacher

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Christ Earned It All

 

Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

—Romans 5:1 (NKJV)

 

Being justified by faith—believing Jesus earned our right-standing with God—is the only way we can have peace with God. It is also the only way we can have the confidence to enter into His presence (Hebrews 4:16). If we come to God based on our performance, we will have little confidence to come to Him. When we judge our relationship with God based on how well we follow the rules and serve Him, then we make our performance more important than His grace in our lives. 

 

Some believers think that God is going to move in their lives in proportion to how good they are. When they were saved, they trusted God alone for their salvation. Then later they began trusting in their own personal holiness. If they prayed enough—fasted enough—studied the Word enough—tithed enough, surely God would give them a good grade and answer their prayers. 

 

God doesn’t respond to us because of what we have done. He responds because of what Jesus has done. It is impossible for anyone to live up to God’s perfect standard. Only Jesus was perfect enough. Only the grace of Christ brings peace and joy and God’s blessings. And these are based on Christ’s righteousness and not on how holy we are. The law no longer judges our performance. The grace of Jesus has judged our hearts righteous so we can have peace with God. This is why we are no longer under the law but now under grace (Romans 6:14).

 

If you strive to please God by what you do and how good you do it, you will never experience the peace with God that Jesus has given you. You will work yourself into failure and despair. To experience His peace and joy and His blessings, believe who Jesus says you are and the freedom He has earned on your behalf.

 

“Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith” (Philippians 3:8-9, NKJV).

 

There is no worth in anything we have ever earned. Paul counted it as loss. We can’t earn God’s righteousness. Jesus earned it all. The righteousness which comes from God is received by faith in Christ.  

 

You are made right with God by faith in Christ. Quit working to achieve what you have already received by faith, and allow the Holy Spirit to perfect your understanding of your right-standing in Christ. 

 

“Be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness” (Ephesians 4:23-24, NKJV).

 

© 2021 Lynn Lacher

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