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WELCOME TO GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING

THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE:  GO AHEAD, WEAR BLUE

The enemy would like to make us feel like we are failures. He will put condemnation on us for something we have done wrong. We must put him in his place. If we have asked God to forgive us, then we have no reason to beat ourselves up over past mistakes and sin. But that is not my subject today.

I want to talk to you about the condemnation from other believers. Many do not know the difference between conviction and condemnation. There are many in the church world that want to keep people “in line” with their standards of belief. In true Pharisees style they will give you that disapproving look that makes you feel like you have done something wrong.

Let’s make up an example: Maybe a verse has been misunderstood and a small group believes it is not a good idea to wear the color blue. (Remember this is an exaggerated example) They will try to push that belief on everyone that says they are a Christian. There is not any biblical basis, but over time it goes from a denominational bylaw to gospel. Suddenly you are the worst sinner in the world if you are caught wearing the color blue. According to them it will send you straight to hell.

In reality there is a difference in conviction and condemnation. The Spirit of God that lives on the inside of us will often convict us of something. It can happen when we are alone or in a crowd of people. It is immediate, like a parent tells their child to stop doing something. Going back to my made-up example, If it is conviction from God, you would immediately feel bad putting on anything with the color blue, even if you are staying home by yourself. But condemnation is when you see someone, you know is judging you. You know they think you are a horrible sinner and you feel bad.

Jesus didn’t die so we could live under condemnation. We cannot allow people to change the way we live for God. We have to search the word for ourselves and live accordingly.

Romans 8:1-4  There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. 3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: 4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

Jesus died to save us from condemnation. If we walk after the Spirit, according to the word of God there is no condemnation. The law was flawed; it was weak because of the flesh. But Jesus came to this earth and lived a perfect sinless life. He fulfilled the law, then shed his blood so that through him we might have the right to be saved.

John 3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

If Jesus didn’t come to condemn the world, why do we put up with the judgmental attitudes. I for one am no longer living my life to please those types of people. There is only one I have to please and that is my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. As long as I can make corrections when God sends conviction, that is all I need to worry about.

Condemnation has no place in my life. It has no place in your life either. We have too many things to be concerned with as the body of Christ. We have lost souls to worry about reaching.

If you are attending a church where conforming to their cookie cutter way of life is the emphasis then you need to look for another church. By laws should not be raised higher than the word of God. Get in the word, know the word and walk in the path the word shows you.

There is a great move of God coming, we don’t want to be left behind because we were too much like the Pharisees’. They had Jesus in front of them but was too stuck in their ideas to see him. It grieves my heart for those who are going to miss Jesus because they are too stuck behind things that do not matter. So go ahead, wear blue. 🙂

Until next time,

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

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