Getting Off the Fence

Romans 6:4

We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.

So what is this new life that we may live?  As we struggle to attain a new sanctified life in Christ, we all come to know and experience that the promise for holiness is activated in our spirit, but is hampered by the weakness that remains in our flesh.  

In the flesh, we are in a constant struggle to try to attain the holiness that we know has been set aside for us.  The struggle is ongoing as we react to our call to holiness and attempt to adjust the way we live as new men and women in Christ.  All along, we realize that we have been given the power to walk away from our old sin nature, but our flesh and our new spirit are in a battle.  The flesh wants to keep us in the world.  The Spirit wants to lead us on our path to sanctification.  We find that there is no peace if we try to live in both worlds.  We have to get off the proverbial fence to find victory.

Knowing our weaknesses all too well, in His perfect mercy and loving kindness, Our Father in heaven set aside a Helper for us to manage through our daily struggles.  He gave us a Counselor to help us overcome the calling of our flesh and the world.  We were given the Holy Spirit to guide us and strengthen us and we were given God's promise that He will perfect His strength in our weakness.  “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”  2 Cor 12:9

Let us call on the promise of Our Father in heaven.  Let us rejoice in knowing that His grace is fully and perfectly sufficient to overcome our weaknesses.  Let us strive to live new lives that are not conflicted by the world.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, we thank You for Your perfect plan and provision for us to overcome our sin natures.  We praise the name of Jesus for sacrificing His life so that we can have victory over sin.  We bless the name of the Holy Spirit who comes alongside us to guide us and strengthen us.  We pray, Lord, that You will show us how to end our struggle to balance our lives.  May the Holy Spirit assist us and give us the strength to walk away from the world and commit everything in our lives to Jesus Christ, Our Savior.  We ask all these things in in the name of our strength and our provision, Jesus Christ.