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“ fear or Love ”
What truly motivates the believer to live a godly life for Jesus? Is it fear of the mosaic law or God’s Mercy and Love ?
What stirs your heart more? Considering the Ten Commandments or what Christ suffered for believers on the cross?
Is it Meditation of OT Law or meditation upon the living and powerful Christ?
Does His shed blood speak LOVE..or fear?
Does not His love cast out all fear?
The law heaps guilt and shame for I cannot keep it, when I consider my failure I hear only the devils voice accusing or excusing me, he says “see, you can’t keep these, why even try or go on now God will forgive and forget” or his old favorite”hath God really said....?” All devices satan uses to turn me away from Christ, His finished work and rest, heaping that sinful burden of self-sanctification /justification upon my back again, worse, ruining my fellowship with my Lord as I cower away in shame....and as the devil dances away saying gotcha, keep looking at yourself!
But Christ, says look to Me!
As I meditate on Him, I feel only His great Love for me, I weep over His sufferings for me...humbled by His grace and mercy, amazed by His joy and strength, His overwhelming peace for the righteousness and holiness He provides, imputed to me indeed His Spirit living in me, All His Word His Wi |
