**** Rhapsody Of Realities *****
YOU'RE SAVED ONCE AND FOR ALL!
Thursday, June 12, 2014.
Being born again, not of corruptible
seed, but of incorruptible, by the word
of God, which liveth and abideth for
ever (1 Peter 1:23).
For a child of God, the Bible says, "…
sin shall not have dominion over
you..." (Romans 6:14). Old, bad habits
no longer have a hold on you because
you’re a new creation in Christ Jesus.
Some people have asked, "If this is
true, why do some Christians still
struggle with certain habits? Why do
they still use the wrong language? Is it
that they’re not "really" born again?"
Of course, they’re "really" born again.
Just because a child fell down while
learning to walk doesn’t make him any
less human. Every Christian already has
the full nature of God, but there’s a
process of growth, which we all have to
undergo. That you did something
wrong after you’re born again doesn’t
mean you need to be born again a
second time. You’re born again once
and for all.
One of Satan’s strategies to keep God’s
people in bondage is sin-consciousne
ss; so they focus more on their
wrongdoings than on the grace of God.
The Bible says you’re the
righteousness of God in Christ Jesus (2
Corinthians 5:21). Your righteousness
is the righteousness of Jesus Christ;
you don’t become more righteous as
you grow spiritually, just as a baby
doesn’t become more human as he
grows. Your actions may still be
imperfect, but in the sight of God,
you’re as righteous as Jesus, because
He gave you His righteousness. Isaiah
54:17 says, "…This is the heritage of
the servants of the Lord…their
righteousness is of me, saith the
LORD."
God wants you to grow in the
knowledge of His Word, and walk in the
light of your righteousness in Him; He
wants you to live according to what the
Word says about you, not according to
your feelings or the opinion of others.
Don’t let the devil lie to you about
your salvation. The day you gave your
heart to Christ to be born again, you
were recreated once and for all, and
became the righteousness of God in
Christ Jesus.
CONFESSION
Now that I’m born again, I’ve been
brought into a newness of life; the life
of righteousness, glory, dominion, and
power. No situation or circumstance
can ever change the fact that I’m a
new creation in Christ Jesus, born to
express the perfections, wisdom and
glory of divinity, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY:
1 Peter 3:18; Hebrews 5:9.
DAILY SCRIPTURE READING:
1 Year Bible Reading Plan: Acts 3:1-26,
2 Chronicles 12-15
2 Year Bible Reading Plan: 2
Corinthians 2:8-17, Songs Of Solomon
3-4