We have learnt how to accommodate fears and sins, addictions and anxiety because these things have a deceiving comfort by focusing on ourselves rather than living our lives in freedom which causes us to think of other people’s problems.
We have left Egypt but Egypt hasn’t left us. We decided to let go of things but things would not let go of us.
We are told we are free so why do we still feel chained to the past, to our fears, to our feelings?
How do we break free from this cycle?
“Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.” (Romans 6 v 8-11)
Every day I need to continually take what I know of the work of Christ and apply it to my life. This is the meaning of the word ‘count’ which is in the present tense. I must daily claim what Christ has done, for me and by doing so sin no longer characterises me but Christ’s work does.
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