Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †
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There is therefore no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. – Romans 8:1
As it has been said, “When you see ‘therefore’ in the Bible, you look to see what it is there for.” Romans 7 is the well-known passage where Paul describes the struggle between the fleshly person and the spiritual person. “For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing” (Romans 7:19).
He goes on to say, “Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin” (Romans 7:24-25).
And then on to today’s verse, “There is therefore no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” It may appear that Paul is saying to believe in Jesus, but go ahead and sin. He continues in Romans 8 to clarify that this is not what he meant. From the time you say “I do” to Christ, you are saved and forgiven, but not perfect. You learn to walk in the Spirit and let the “flesh” die off.
Paul put it this way, “For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live” (Romans 8:13).
Thank God for the peace you have in Christ. Continue to follow the Spirit’s guidance. Pray for the citizens and officials of the United States to receive Christ as Savior, peace with God, and walk according to the Spirit and not after fleshly thinking.
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