*Text: Rom. 8: 1-2*
“So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death”
To be condemned is to be declared guilty and in a world where we love to trade blames, a lot of guilt is being thrown around. Rather than take responsibility for their actions and their failures, people all over always seek for who to blame and hold responsible even for their own failures. When things go wrong, people are more interested to know who to blame than to know what happened. And so all over the world today people throw condemnation around, they condemn the government for the poor situation of things in the country, they condemn church leaders and ministers for the erosion of godly values in the society, they condemn their spouse for the failure of their marriage or for their failure to raise godly children but in all of this they have no condemnation for themselves, they don’t have any blame in the matter, that is the bubble inside which many live in the world today.
People resist and reject condemnation because condemnation is not a good thing, condemnation is bad because it is a prelude to punishment and no one likes punishment. Unfortunately in our world today many have been punished unfairly because they were condemned falsely and were unable to vindicate themselves so they had to suffer the punishment for the wrong.
While it is possible for some to claim to be free from condemnation in this world, before God we all are condemned as sinners and the bible says that the wages of sin, that is, the just punishment for sin is death. The whole human race therefore is on death row justly condemned for repeatedly breaking God’s holy law. But for God’s act of mercy through the Lord Jesus Christ, we would have had no hope at all. But thanks be to God who sent His Son to suffer and die and through His death and resurrection we were redeemed, we were justified, to be justified means we were declared not guilty, we were cleared of all charges and we are now free and empowered to serve the Lord. Alleluia!!!
We are therefore free from the condemnation of sin and that grace also sets us free from every other condemnation that men or principalities and powers or the devil may wish to lay upon us. “Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.” (Rom. 8: 33).
Christ has justified us from all condemnation and in Him we now have grace to live guilt free lives. Praise be to His name. Shalom
Prayer Points
1. Thank you Father for sending Jesus Christ into the world to redeem me and to justify me from allegation of darkness against my life
2. Father having been set free from all condemnation, please silent every power that is our to lay accusation or condemnation upon me in Jesus name
3. Father having been set free, may I no longer walk the path of condemnation in Jesus name
4. Father please deliver me from every path that I am walking presently that will lead to condemnation for me in Jesus name.
5. Father I receive fresh grace from you to live a guilt free life in Jesus name. Amen.
