See when we surrender our will and realize how amazing and helpful the blood of Christ is we can be free of our sinful nature. We can’t help our thoughts and desires but the Spirit that lives in us can help us deny our feelings and choose the truth. We need to remember that we will want to sin and seek self-gratification but that will never bring satisfaction to us. Only when we fill the Spirit and follow His promptings will we feel the full joy and peace we were made to have through Christ.
I love that it says, “…the blood of Christ will purify our consciences from sinful deeds so that we can worship the living God.” If we want to stay focused on Christ we need to remember what He has done and then think of that before we react to the world.
We need to read these verses and remember them: Hebrews chapter 9 verses 27-28, “And just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment, so also Christ died once for all time as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people. He will come again not to deal with our sin, but to bring salvation to all who are eagerly waiting for Him.”
Let’s eagerly wait for Him by learning to be different than the world and by letting the Spirit lead us in everything we do. Amen