THURSDAY DECEMBER 19
“Who
is he who condemns?” Ro 8:34 NKJV
STOP
CONDEMNING YOURSELF
Stop being mad at yourself because you’re still
struggling in certain areas. When it comes to an area of your life that needs
improvement, be concerned about it, but not consumed by it. You are always
going to be working on something, so learn to separate your “who” from your “do.”
Who you are in Christ is a settled issue. “There is therefore now no condemnation
to those who are in Christ Jesus” (v. 1 NKJV). Because God has chosen to see
you “in Christ,” you are always acceptable to Him and you always have access to
Him. Your “who” is not based on you “do.” Your “who” determined your salvation,
your “do” determines your future rewards in heaven. God is not condemning you,
you are condemning yourself! God will convict you, and when you repent of sin,
He will cleanse you, but He will never condemn you. Satan does that. You do
that to yourself. But God never will. “Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who
died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who
makes intercession for us” (v. 34 NKJV). Every time you fail, Christ your
advocate offers His atoning blood to cover your sin. As a result, God sees you
as “accepted.” Stop comparing yourself to somebody else. You are you, and you
will never be them. We are all equal in Christ! So when somebody condemns you,
stand on this Scripture: “Surely the Lord God will help me; who is he who will
condemn Me? Indeed they will all grow old like a garment; the moth will eat
them up” (Isa 50:9 NKJV).
Taken
from the Word for You Today Devotional
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