As a Christian, I sometimes contemplate my life. Though I
am a saved born again Believer, my own vision of myself remains that of a
filthy and dirty rag. Apart from the sacrifice and sanctification provided me
by Jesus Christ, I am exactly that – just as Saint Paul says we all are from
birth/accountability.
The great thing is that if my sins are truly covered by
Christ’s betrayal by His own own people and dying on a Roman cross and rising again from
death on the 3rd day (which they are if I honestly believe), I am as
clean as virgin snow – no matter what I have thought or done in my life. In a
sense, my life is everything (because of Jesus), yet nothing (because of me).
Accepting what Christ has done and is doing is so
miraculous that it almost seems too good to be true. Still, God the Father did
send His precious Holy Spirit to convict me of my sins and ignite my belief in
the preordained function of My Savior (Jesus Christ). That is the living long
and short of it.
On one hand I must live my day to day life and operate as
I deem best, based on what I know; yet, I also must have faith and hope and
trust in God and His invisible workings on my behalf – while fighting Satan and
Hell by the acre.
It is sometimes difficult to figure out when I am
operating physically and spiritually by Biblical principles and faith, versus
my own understanding and need to be in control of all aspects of my own life.
In Romans Chapter 7, Saint Paul describes this inner
struggle amid the Christian man he has become. He understands and explains how
the original man’s evil flesh remains deep inside, suppressed but alive –
though the Holy Spirit dominates it most of the time.
The problem is when we give Satan and the flesh temporary
leave to control moments of our lives and others around us. We sometimes submit
to the confusion present deep within our earthly bodies. I am as guilty as
others, usually even more so than they… Again, I am everything yet nothing….
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