Andrew Wommack Devotional 18 March 2024 – Naturally Holy
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Topic: Naturally Holy
John 5:14, “Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.”
Text: John 5:1-15
In saying this, Jesus shows that sin causes the tragedies that come into our lives. The reason for holiness in the believer’s life is that when we obey sin, we yield ourselves to Satan, the author of that sin. Yielding to sin is yielding to a person – Satan. God doesn’t impute the sin to us, but the devil does. Our actions either release the power of Satan or the power of God in us.
Although God is not imputing our sins unto us, we cannot afford the luxury of sin because it allows Satan to have access to us. When a Christian sins and allows the devil the opportunity to produce his death in their life, the way to stop it is to confess the sin, and God, who is faithful, will take the forgiveness that is already present in our born-again spirit and release it in our flesh. This removes Satan and his strongholds.
The sins of a Christian don’t make him a sinner any more than the righteous acts of a sinner make him virtuous. Sin is a very deadly thing that even Christians should avoid at all costs, but it does not determine our standing with the Lord. A person born again is not “in” the flesh even though he may walk “after” the flesh.
What is the motive for living a separate life? We live an individual life because our nature has changed. We were in darkness, and now we are in light (Eph. 5:8). Many people argue for holiness to obtain a relationship with God. We need to live holy lives because of our relationship. It’s the nature of a Christian to walk in the light and not in darkness. If Christians were rightly informed of who they are and what they have in Christ, holiness would naturally flow out of them. It’s their nature. It’s our nature.
This message was written by The Association of Related Ministries International (ARMI), an extension of Andrew Wommack Ministries (AWM). ARMI is a unique partnership committed to providing resources to help like-minded ministers succeed in a spirit of excellence and to draw from the experience and expertise of both the AWM and Charis Bible College staff. (www.awmi.net).
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