‘For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no
good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is
good I find not.’ – Romans 7 vs 18
Hello Dearly Beloved, this is a very interesting topic
coming your way this moment, sit tight and enjoy the Grace of the LORD. God
Bless You.
From our opening scripture reading the whole chapter 7, the
Apostle Paul began talking about his life when he was still under the Law
before he was in-grafted in Christ, and in the verse 18 above which is our
opening scripture, he goes ahead to reveal to us a great law in operation in
the body, he says that in his flesh dwelleth no good thing. In other words,
there is nothing good that the flesh can produce, in a paraphrase; he is saying
that the flesh can wrought no righteousness.
Brothers and Sisters, have you come to a point in life where
you did some wrong stuffs, maybe a wrong thought or something just wrong and
then you find yourself saying words like, ‘How could I have done this’. Have
you? Now when you find yourself say such a thing like that, it obviously means
that you still have some confidence in your flesh, it obviously means that you
still have some hope in your flesh to please God, whereas, we clearly see from
scriptures that the flesh works no good thing, but when you talk like that, it
obvious that your trust is still on your flesh, your strength, your efforts, and
not on Grace. – Selah
‘Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God
through our Lord Jesus Christ’ – Romans 5 vs 1 {KJV}
Brothers and Sisters, we must come to a resolute end where
we stop judging our relationship with God based on how good our efforts are,
but on how true His words are. – Selah. Take a look at that? We have been
justified! Hallelujah! Come to a resolute end where you no longer judge that God is happy with
you because your works are okay, or God is not happy with you because you
failed at some point, no! But you must come to believe with the whole of your
heart that God is at peace (Happy, Joyful, Relaxed) with you forever. That’s
what the WORD says, being justified by faith, we have peace with God!
Brother, Sister, before God, you are justified (Declared Righteous, Faultless).
If you have a problem with believing that, then you don’t believe the word of
God, hence, you’re not a BELIEVER! –
Selah
‘For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through
the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for
sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us,
who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.’ – Romans 8 vs 3 – 4 {KING
JAMES VERSION}
We are told here that what the Law could not do, God has
done! - Selah. Now what is it that the
Law tried to do that it could eventually not do? The Law tried to make men
Righteous by imposing sanctions, conditions, restrictions on men (Thou shalt,
Thou shalt not). But you see? As a result of the natural sinfulness at work in
the flesh, man could not obey the sanctions and restrictions of the law, even
when he feels like and wants to obey, but his flesh takes him of (Read the end part of our opening scripture
for clarity and confirmations). Hence it says to us that God has done that
which the flesh could not do. Meaning, God has made men Righteous of which the
Law trying to do could not. – Selah. Now the verse 4 says That the righteousness of the law might be
fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
It is the perfect understanding and acceptance of the first part that activates
the ability to experience the second. In other words, it is when Grace has been
accepted, when the love of God, the great love He showed towards us has been
felt and greatly understood, how that we have been made Righteous, Justified,
not guilty, faultless, and never to come up for condemnation or judgement,
that’s what fills us with love for God to begin to walk according to His statutes
and pleasure without fears of ever been condemned when we fail at some point
(which is sure to happen because we are in the body of sin). You see? And by so
been the case, 2 Corinthians 5 vs 14
is fulfilled which says, ‘For the love of Christ constraineth (Compels, Causes us to
do His will) us…’. You see that? Waow! Glory to God forever. AMEN.
Beloved, this is it; When
works, personal efforts are in view, sin becomes the order of the day because
man cannot obey God in as much as he does it with the flesh. The flesh is so
imperfect and sinful to cast your confidence on. But when GRACE is in view,
Righteousness, Holiness, becomes the order of the day because Grace fills a man
with love for God which causes him to wanna please God at all cost everyday. –
Selah
God Bless You.
- Pastor Jenning Uweye
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