SCRIPTURE: Romans 7: 6 But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code.
OBSERVATION: As a God-lover, my struggle to live under the law is over. The struggle ended, not with my victory in fulfilling it perfectly, but in my death. My freedom from the law did not come in that I mastered it but that I died to it.
I used to be a “slave” to Wells Fargo. I sent them money every month to pay on a mortgage. But in making a contract with Chase Home Finance, Chase paid Wells Fargo in full. I died to Wells Fargo and became a “slave” to Chase. In a much more wonderful way, Christ paid my sin-debt to the law and by His Spirit has come to live with me in His new residence.
My goal was to serve God, so I worked to keep the Law. My goal is still to serve God, but now I serve Him by allowing the Holy Spirit to direct my life. Instead of focusing on the law telling me what I should not do, I focus on the Spirit tell me what I should do. -Once I relied on my memory, now I rely on His Presence. -Once I relied on my memory of the law, now I rely on the Presence of the Holy Spirit. -Once the emphasis was on remembering, now the emphasis is on hearing. -Once I sharpened my reading skills, now I sharpen my listening skills. -Once the emphasis was on what I had heard, now it is on what I hear. -Once I relied on what He said, now I rely on what He is saying!
APPLICATION: I am still His servant, now more than ever. I used to check in with Him to be sent out with a list. Now I pause for a time of fellowship; then we go out together to fulfill the day’s assignments as we continue our fellowship. This way is so much better! HE enjoys it too!
PRAYER: Lord, I know we will be spending all day together, but I sure enjoy the uninterrupted time we have together. Amen.
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