Colossians 1:19-23 NLT "For God in all His fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through Him God reconciled everything to Himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ's blood on the cross. This includes you who were once far away from God. You were His enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions. Yet now He has reconciled you to Himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, He has brought you into His own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before Him without a single fault. But you must continue to believe this truth and stand firmly in it. Don't drift away from the assurance you received when you heard the Good News."
Oh, Lord! I am so very quick to forget this! The "Accuser of the Brethren" seeks to bring up old sins that have already been placed under Your precious blood for complete forgiveness or falsely accuse me of things in the present hoping to draw me away from the peace You have given me. I must confess that it is hard for me to see myself, (knowing my heart in the flesh) as holy, blameless and without a single fault.
Thank You, Lord that it does not depend on me as it is by Your mercy You saved me!
Rom 8:1 NLT "So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus."
There is a difference between Satan and Your precious Holy Spirit that lovingly convicts of sin drawing me to confession and repentance. You do this out of love and for my best good. He accuses to fill me with false guilt and to draw me away from You with the lie that You cannot love or forgive me because I am still a wretched sinner.
Lord Jesus, from this day forward may I be so very aware of Your love for me and of my standing before You. May I continually be like You when Satan tempted You in the wilderness and be able to quote Your promises and Your Word to him so he has to flee from me too. Only in that may I continue in the peace You have given to me.
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