Meditate On
Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are
in Christ Jesus.
Romans 8:1, NASB
The
Power To Sin No More
Today, I want to talk about how you can have a victorious
thought life. I know that you may experience temptations and sinful thoughts
from time to time. But here’s the thing: Right in the midst of that temptation,
you need to know that there “is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ
Jesus.” Notice that this verse is in the present tense. Right now, even if at
this very moment, sinful thoughts are going through your mind, there is no
condemnation because you are IN CHRIST JESUS!
You cannot stop birds from flying over your head, but you
can certainly stop a bird from building a nest on your head. In the same way,
you cannot stop temptations, sinful thoughts and desires from passing through
your mind, but you can certainly stop yourself from acting on them. How? By confessing
at the very moment of temptation that you are the righteousness of God in
Christ Jesus and that there is therefore now no condemnation for you!
The power of Jesus to overcome every temptation kicks in
when you remain conscious that even at the point of temptation, Jesus is still
with you and that you are righteous in Him apart from your works (Romans 4:6)!
When you do that, you reject the condemnation for the temptation that you are
facing. You are now able to rest in your righteous identity in Christ apart
from your works, and release the power of Christ in you to rise above the
temptation. That, beloved, is the overcoming life in Christ!
BLESSINGS
JOSEPH PRINCE
