The key to getting out of a cycle of sin and defeat is to receive and to stop beating yourself up. Receive and stop punishing yourself because your sins have already been punished on the body of another—His name is Jesus, our beautiful Lord and Savior. No wonder the gospel is called the good news.

13/ 12/25

GOSPEL CORNER

Today’s Word
Today’s Scripture
So Moses and his assistant Joshua set out, and Moses climbed up the mountain of God.
Exodus 24:13, NLT

Happy to Serve
For many years before Joshua took over the leadership of the Israelites, he served as an assistant to Moses. As was with Joshua, your place of blessing may mean that you’re serving another person’s vision. You may not feel as though you’re getting noticed or getting opportunities to share your gifts. Many times, those are tests. God is seeing if you will be faithful and have a good attitude when your suggestions aren’t being taken, when you don’t get credit for what you’re doing behind the scenes. It’s easy to be frustrated and want to leave, to force a door to open, to manipulate things. Be still and know that He is God. If the door hasn’t opened and you don’t feel a release to leave, that’s your place of blessing right now. You need to stay because your blessing is connected to the place God has called you to be. You don’t know what’s coming. God is getting you ready for what you’re about to do. You keep doing the right thing and you’re going to step into new levels of your destiny.

A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You that You are always working in my life to shape my character and prepare me for the next level You have for me. Thank You for the seasons of obscurity when You are proving my faithfulness. I believe You are taking me higher to be used for Your glory. In Jesus’ Name, Amen

Do you feel as though you are trapped on a never-ending treadmill based on your own efforts to try to earn God’s forgiveness, God’s approval, and God’s acceptance? That is Christian religion.

If you are trying to earn your own forgiveness and thinking that God is constantly mad at you, I am here to tell you that is not the heart of God.

When Jesus spoke of “the unforced rhythms of grace,” He means that there is an ease and enjoyment when you walk in His grace. This is in contrast to the struggle and strain found in self-effort. There is such rest when you know there is nothing you can do to earn His forgiveness.

Give up on your own self-righteousness, which the Bible describes as “filthy rags” (Isa. 64:6), and with open arms and an open heart, receive His forgiveness!

The key to getting out of a cycle of sin and defeat is to receive and to stop beating yourself up. Receive and stop punishing yourself because your sins have already been punished on the body of another—His name is Jesus, our beautiful Lord and Savior. No wonder the gospel is called the good news.

When you understand God’s grace and forgiveness, you will understand the difference between obligation and relationship. Under the old covenant of the law, right living is done out of religious obligation. Under the new covenant of grace, every thing we do today is birthed out of an inward motivation that flows directly from a love relationship with Jesus.

My friend, God is not a legalist. He doesn’t want you to read His Word just because He said so, as a religious obligation. He wants you to experience His love and spend time in His Word because you want to enjoy His sweet presence.

You can read His Word out of legalism and to try to earn God’s forgiveness and acceptance, or you can do it out of relationship because you know you have been forgiven. The reality is, when you don’t read the Bible, you should not be feeling guilty; you should be feeling hungry.

Jesus invites you to experience “the unforced rhythms of grace.” Keep company with Him and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly!