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August 5
Tuesday


BREAKING FREE

READ:
Romans 8:1-11
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There is therefore now
no condemnation to
those who are in Christ
Jesus. __Romans 8:1
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The elephant is the largest land animal on earth__and one of the most powerful. yet it takes only a strong rope to restrain one. Here's how it works. When the elephant is young, he is tied to a large tree. For weeks, he will strain and pull, but the rope holds him fast. So eventually he gives up.

Then, when the elephant reaches his full size and strength, he won't struggle to get free, for once he feels resistance, he stops. He still believes he's held captive and can't break free.

Satan can play a similar trick on us to hold us captive. The Bible assures us that there is "no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus , who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit" (Rom. 8:1). We have been set "free from the law of sin and death" (v.2). But the enemy of our soul tries to make us believe we are still dominated by sin.

What shall we do then? Reflect on what Christ has done. He died for our sins and declared an end to sin's control over us (v.3). He rose from the dead and gave us the Holy Spirit. Now we are empowered to live victoriously in Him because "the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in [us]" (v.11).

In Christ, we are set free. __Poh fang Chia

````````````````````````````````He has our salvation wrought,`````````````````````````
``````````````````````````````He our captive souls has bought,````````````````````````
````````````````````````````````He has reconciled to God,```````````````````````````
```````````````````````````He has washed us in His blood. __Wesley```````````````````
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Experience true freedom__
take every thought captive in obedience to Christ.

**********************************Today's Bible Reading __ Romans 8:1-11*****************************

1 There is therefore now no
condemnation to those who
are in Christ Jesus, who do
not walk according to the
flesh, but according to the
Spirit of life in Christ Jesus
has made me free from the
law of sin and death. 3 For
what the law could not do in
that it was weak through the
flesh, God did by sending
his own Son in the likeness
of sinful flesh, on account of
sin: He condemned sin in the
flesh, 4 that the righteous
requirement of the law might
be fulfilled in us who do not
walk according to the flesh
but according to he Spirit.

5 For those who live
according to the flesh set
their minds on the things of
the flesh, but those who live
according to the Spirit, the
things of the Spirit. 6 For to
be carnally minded is death,
but to be spiritually minded
is life and peace. 7 Because
the carnal mind is enmity
against God; for it is not
subject to the law of God,
nor indeed can be. 8 So then,
those who are in the flesh
cannot please God.

9 But you are not in the
flesh but in the Spirit, if
indeed the Spirit of God
dwells in you. Now if anyone
does not have the Spirit of
Christ, he is not His. 10 And
if Christ is in you, the body
is dead because of sin, but
the Spirit is life because of
righteousness. 11 But if the
Spirit of Him who raised
Jesus from the dead dwells in
you, He who raised Christ
from the dead will also give
life to your mortal bodies
through His Spirit who
dwells in you.

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Though Paul did not plant the church at Rome, his letter to them
became foundational not only for their spiritual understanding,
but__in may ways__for ours as well. Paul's theology of salvation
and call to response resonate with gratitude to his Savior.


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