The Daily Blueprint for 1-5-08

BRAND NEW: A NEW YEAR - A NEW START

part 6

Romans 7:6

But now we are discharged from the law, dead to that which held us captive, so that we serve not under the old written code but in the NEW life of the Spirit!

Once you come to know the truth that Jesus is Lord- your life forever changes- you no longer see the Law as a list of rules to keep –but the measuring stick by which all will be measured- all of us have sinned and have fallen short of this standard – none of us on our own can keep the Law – but the new convenant that came to us through Christ covers our imperfections in His blood. We are no longer held captive by rules but instead by love –we obey God out of love and worship not just because He has kept us from hell – we should keep the law not by our power but by His Spirit –we are made brand new in Christ –the old has passed away – and God says behold all things have become new! While this new year is but 5 days old –I am sure all of us already have done things we should not have – I am not saying its ok to do what you want – I am however saying that when we are in Christ –we are made perfect through His grace not our works – Its agreed that without works our faith is dead – that’s so true – but those works cannot and never will save anyone –we can do it all right (Althought it won’t happen in our flesh) and still miss the mark –its not about keeping the letter of the law but the spirit of the law by Christ. We cannot please God without faith – and without His Spirit we are held captive under the old law - lets live in the Newness of God’s Spirit and do what is needed by HIS power not our own – the religious leaders of Jesus day claimed they kept the whole law – they did not – they also made up new requirements that God never intended- Lets be renewed in our relationship with Christ- Lets be brand new now and forever!

a side note: Without the Law how could we know where we stood with God? The Law shows us that we cannot please God on our own – it takes the blood of CHRIST to do that –where do you stand?

In CHRIST the old is gone and the new has come!

LIVIN IN THE WORD FOR – SATURDAY – 1-5-08

THE OLD WAY WON’T SAVE YOU BUT THE NEW WAY IN CHRIST WILL