1 Corinthians 6:12-14
Everything is permissible for me, but not everything is helpful. Everything is permissible for me, but I will not allow anything to control me. Food is for the stomach, and the stomach is for food, but God will make them both unnecessary. The body is not meant for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. God raised the Lord, and by his power he will also raise us.
I think sometimes I misuse the freedom I gain in Jesus. We no longer have condemnation in Christ because in Him we now live by grace, completely undeserved in our own ability. That means to me that in Him, we no longer have final judgement of Hell over us. We can be convicted (shown to be lacking by our own actions), but Christ is faithful to take it and show us the way back to Him. Thankfully, He took the condemnation for our sin and was found perfect.
In this great concept, I sometimes do things that are permissible and no longer under the curse, but in the moment God asks me to lay it down for His reasons, do I fully? Not always. Do I question Him or have my own reasons to explain? Yeah sometimes. I know these things are permissible, but do I take the liberty to decide what is helpful instead of God making that decision. Probably more than I should. I think only God, in His eternal understanding of this life and the next, can make that judgement.
I thank God for His grace and that as a child I'm bound to make mistakes in my speech and actions, but I pray God gives me the wisdom to ask Him the right questions and when I'm not to ask, but just obey. I pray that nothing else, but Him would be in control.
- Posted in the moment
Location:A momentary break from the race
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