Not Guilty

Perhaps one of the more difficult things for christians to understand is how God sees us.  I believe this is in part because we see with our eyes what is on the outside, or what the Bible has associated with our flesh.  Yes, it is true, our flesh is riddled with imperfections, weakness, and failures.  I believe this causes many of us to focus on our downfalls, often believing in our hearts we are hopeless sinners, living in our own self-judgement and condemnation.  

However, God is looking in our heart and says we are forgiven. I don’t believe He is distracted by the folly of our flesh.  I believe He is much more patient with (and perhaps less offended by) our immaturities.  He understands we sin, but He doesn’t see His children as sinners.  He’s looking at our new nature, given to us by the Holy Spirit.  He says there now is no condemnation in Christ.   Because of the blood of the Lamb, we are in right standing with God, and His judgement passes over us.

He deals with us in love, disciplining us so that we can experience a true, eternal life.  Every time we choose to value something that He says is valuable, our life begins to take on an eternal quality.  This is a life-long process as we are continually moving closer in relationship to Him.

The next time we utter the words, “I feel guilty,” it is well worth the time it takes to ask God why that is.  Has my heart hardened to God’s way for my life, or is that feeling coming from lies originating in my flesh?  Let’s not let judgement from this world, from our flesh, or from Satan rob us of our joy today.