The Redeemed!

Many people both believer and non-believer thinks that the devil has the power to cause havoc in their lives. There are also many individuals in this world today that also fear the devil to the extent that they put themselves into bondage using the Word of God. You may be asking yourself what I mean? What I am referring to is this; many people live their lives with the thought that if they mess up or in some way commit a sin than the devil will have reign over their lives. This is called living under the bondage of the law. Many believers live in this state of mind every day. If you were to rightly divide the Word of God you will see that as a new covenant church we are not bound to the requirements of the Law of Moses.

At no means am I saying that the Law of Moses was not of God because it was indeed holy. What I am getting at is this. There is a new covenant that we live under that is founded on grace. We need not focus on what we need to do to be in right standing with God but more on what has already been done that made us righteous forever. The price has been paid for all of your past, present, and future sins on Calvary. It’s time to redirect all that energy we put into trying to be pure and use it on building quality personal relationships with God. Relationship is what God wants with all of us and not dictatorship. It’s so awesome to know that I can have a personal relationship with the One who created me. I can go and talk freely and hear God without having to go to a middle man like in the times of Moses.

Hebrews 8:13 (NIV)
By calling this covenant “new,” he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear.

Using God’s Word to keep His people in bondage under the law has been a very subtle deception that the devil has used for awhile to keep the children of God from progressing. Still with every thought and suggestion that may come from something other than the Holy Spirit, you still have the power to accept or reject it.

Acts 5:2-4 (NIV)
With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostles’ feet. Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? 4 Didn’t it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn’t the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied just to human beings but to God.”

The situation in the above scriptures is a perfect representation of your authority over unrighteousness. Did satan suggest that they try and deceive the Holy Spirit; no doubt. All the devil can do is give you a thought or a suggestion but it is ultimately up to us whether we will honor God or honor selfish ambition.

Colossians 2:13-15 (KJV)
And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

The above scriptures can pretty much sum up everything that I am trying to convey.
1. You have been forgiven of ALL your sin.
2. The old covenant was fulfilled when Christ was crucified, so we are not to hold ourselves to that standard. Only one man was ever able to fully fulfill the law, and that was Jesus.
3. The devil has no hold in your life; he cannot do anything in your life unless you give him room in your heart. He can’t make you sick with disease, he can’t take your money, all he can do is give you an unrighteous suggestion or thought and in the end the decision to act still lies with you.

I pray that this has been a blessing to you.

Daryle Houston II
Kingdom Vizion Ministries
www.kingdomvizion.org