Romans 8:1

New International Version (NIV)

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

For meditation

Worry and fear are two powerful instruments the enemy uses against the ignorant believer. The two are natural emotions that everyone experiences sometimes. What is defeating is when we choose to remain uninformed about what Jesus has bequeathed to us in salvation. The fact is, when you don’t know your authority, somebody will use it against you. That’s exactly what the enemy does with the ignorant believer.

Ignorance is a choice – we choose to know or not to know about any particular issue. When we decide to not know for whatever reason, we fail to take the necessary steps to inform ourselves about it. Therefore, when we neglect the reading of our Bibles to know Christ intimately, we are making the choice to be ignorant about the riches of our inheritance in Him (Eph. 1:3-14). It is like being excited about a will but failing to examine the details of the inheritance. A smart neighbor could sell you your own property.

1. What do you know about your inheritance in Christ Jesus? Do you know that in Him, you are beyond condemnation (Rm. 8:1)?
2. Do you know that this is the result of His finished work on the cross for your sake?
3. Do you know that He is your Advocate in the court of heaven (1 Jn. 2:1)?
4. Why then do you worry so much about the accusations of people? Who is the real accuser? Can his accusations stand against Jesus’ defense on your behalf before the Father?
5. Didn’t Jesus pay it all? Why do you worry about your eternal security in Christ because of what some people claim? Is the blood not efficacious enough for your sins, past, present and future? Is He not faithful to His word? Why then do you torture yourself by their wrong teaching?

I pray you will be assured of God’s faithfulness and grace to carry you into His eternal presence. The enemy cannot deal with such attitude, because it neutralizes his trusted weapons of worry and fear.

So, may you keep short account with God and trust in His finished work for you; and may you be liberated from fear by the Holy Spirit to sing God’s praises in Christ Jesus. Amen!

Shalom