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A Closer Walk

Attitude of the Righteous

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Our ministry is to reach out to the world with the Good News of Jesus Christ and to help believers be equipped with a solid knowledge of the Word of God, the Bible, and be encouraged to apply it in every aspect of their daily lives. There are simple truths for these complex times to help people live in a way that brings real spiritual victory to them and more importantly, through the Lord Jesus Christ, glory to God our Father.

Romans 7:25
Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, on the one hand I myself with my mind am serving the law of God, but on the other, with my flesh the law of sin.
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The apostle Paul, a bond-servant of Christ, was used by God so powerfully to preach and to teach the Word of God and His grace to Jews and Gentiles alike. His faithfulness and love of God cannot be questioned in light of the price he continually paid to fulfill that ministry. And yet he never lost sight of the struggle between the flesh and the spirit that he, like all who would follow Jesus, experience. A battle we all face on this planet, a world system ruled by the adversary, the devil. {2Cor.4:4}

It was that knowledge coupled with his faith—as everything in our lives should be—that led him to continue in his wonderful letter to the believers in Rome to say, 'Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.' {Rom.8:1-2} And do not forget that Jesus Himself said that if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed. {Jn.8:36}

We must resolve in our hearts to not sin, to be faithful to our God, but the reality is that there are times when we may fall short of that goal. The key is, like Paul, to recognize it, repent of it, and trust in the Lord's love to heal it. John wrote, led by the Spirit, “If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” {1Jn.1:8-9}

The only alternative to that would be to make excuses for our failing! And as I have said before, excuses are the fiery arrows shot from the pits of hell to kill repentance! So then choose rather to boast in the Lord {2Cor.10:17} and don't be afraid to have others see your weakness. Paul literally boasted in his weakness knowing that God's power is made perfect in our weakness. {2Cor.12:9}

Our lives, which are the free gift of God to us (although the most costly gift in the history of the world) are all about the choices we make. We will be led either by the deeds of the flesh or by the Holy Spirit—the world or the Word. One leads to death, the other to triumph in Christ. We face that choice every day, but we face it equipped for the battle! Take time and read from the letter to the church in Ephesus {Eph.6:10-17} and to the Galatians {Gal.5:19-25} Now let the Lord give a bit of a jump-start:

“But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law.” (Galatians 5:16-18)

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