Reading: Romans 8:3
“For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could
not do: by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and to deal
with sin, he condemned sin in the flesh.”
How many times have we become discouraged over our attitudes
and actions, towards ourselves and others knowing they are not acceptable or
kind or caring? Plus these daily struggles may not even come close to
acknowledging the even deeper sins we keep buried from our own sight.
Even when we honestly take on the battles we recognize Psalm
127:1 reminds us that, “Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it
labor in vain.”
Yet how often do we trudge along on our own solutions
expecting ongoing success? We may well win long and often and yet, since we
cannot eradicate them, our sins continue to hibernate and wait for the opportunity
to strike again.
And those are the ones we admit and recognize. How deep do
our secret ones go—especially the ones we have never encountered.
No matter how many rules and intentions we set for ourselves
they are useless apart from His condemnation of sin. We will still be in a battle
but now we know there is true victory and relief in sight. Even if we
experience external loss as a result, our hearts and souls belong to Christ. He
enables us to stand firm.
All our brokenness can be brought into healing light. We are
no longer left helpless. He lifts us up out of sin’s grasp into new life.
Lord, by Your power, please enable us to stand firm in Your
truth and face our sin with boldness, especially in our weaknesses.
Psalm of Worship: Proverbs 8:2
“On the heights, beside the way, at the crossroads she takes
her stand;”
