Romans 8:13: For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
Let’s be practical now. What is your problem today? Liquor? Drugs? Sex? You may say, “I don’t have those problems!” Then how about your thought–life? How about your tongue? Do you gossip? Do you tell the truth? Whatever your problem is, why don’t you confess it to God, then turn it over to the Holy Spirit? My friend, if you deal with it in reality, you won’t need to crawl up on the psychiatrist’s couch. He won’t help you. He can shift your guilt complex to another area, but he can’t get rid of it. Only Christ can remove it; He is in that business. He says, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will rest you” so that you will know what it is to have sins forgiven (see Matt. 11:28). 1
Application
- Guilt will destroy you. But His blood will wash all your guilt and sin away.
- Grace will transform you. And His grace will set you free from the past. (Read Philippians 3:12-14)
Prayer
Lord, thank You for Your Holy Spirit who makes His home in me. And thank You for the security that this truth brings to me each day.
1. McGee, J. V. (1991). Thru the Bible commentary: The Epistles (Romans 1-8) (electronic ed., Vol. 42). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
