My Thoughts Wesley Crawford

A Light To My Path

I was driving down the road one day and the sun was in my face. This brought to mind the relationship we have, or should have, with Jesus. He is ever before our face, but whether or not we look to him or seek him, is up to us. It's a moment by moment choice we make everyday. Know that every thought we have is either from the Lord, from the enemy, or from our carnal mind. Our carnal mind is what we inherited from Adam and isn't surrendered to Christ.

2 Cor tells us of the weapons we have and how to use them. We're to cast down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God. Simply put, any thought that justifies sin, isn't of God and should be rebuked. These thoughts cause us to look away from God. Through salvation, we have authority over the enemy and are called to walk in it, rebuking every evil thought and casting down every evil spirit.

2Cor 10:3-5 (AKJV)
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

We need the sun's light to see, but when it's in our eyes, we consider it a nuisance. We want the light, but we don't want to have give up anything or be made uncomfortable. It's the same with Jesus. He is the word made flesh and the word is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. To receive his blessings, we must follow him, and to follow him, we are told to deny ourselves and take up our cross. This causes us pain which we don't want. We want his blessings, but we don't want to experience any discomfort or have to give up our worldly pleasures.

Fortunately, our heavenly Father knew this, so in his wisdom, he made a way for us. He made the ultimate sacrifice, the life of his son, redeeming us to him. The blood of Christ gives us grace, so our sins are forgiven. Please understand, grace isn't merely a get out of hell free card. Grace is given, so we can seek God and not be condemned every time we sin. God does not look on sin. We are covered with the blood of Christ, so when he looks at us, he sees Christ and not our sin, so he can develop a relationship with us.

Rom 5:20 - 6:2 AKJV
20 Moreover the law entered, that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
21 That as sin has reigned to death, even so might grace reign through righteousness to eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

That's it, where there is sin, there is grace. Please understand, grace isn't given, so we can continue sinning. Matt 7:14 says, The gate is narrow and the way is hard, and few will find it.

God knew our flesh was be weak and we wouldn't obey his commandments, this is because of our carnal nature, which  we inherited from Adam. When we're following our carnal nature, we're feeding from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
God gave us grace, so that in our weakness, we could be redeemed to Him. God wants is a relationship with us.

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