(Don’t Be A Prisoner Of Your Past)
Rhapsody Of Realities TeeVo
Sunday, July 14th 2024
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome PhD
TO THE BIBLE:
2 Corinthians 5:17
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.”
LET’S TALK
There are those who are haunted by guilt and memories of the past. They’re fighting so hard to overcome painful memories. They’re in bondage with their past, probably because of some terrible things they did or the hurt they suffered, and they’ve been living with the pain ever since.
You need to understand what it means to be born again, to be a new creation: you’re a brand-new person. You’re not the same person who had those horrible experiences. That person died in Christ. The new “you” is absolved of all guilt and free of errors and imperfections.
Romans 5:18 NIV says, “Consequently, just as the result of one trespass was condemnation for all men, so also the result of one act of righteousness was justification that brings life for all men.” Jesus wasn’t only delivered on account of our sins; He was also raised for our justification (Romans 4:25). What does this mean?
It means you were declared “not guilty,” and there is no charge against you today. The reason is simple: you’re a new creation, a brand-new person without a past. So, even if you did something wrong in the past that still makes you feel guilty, it’s all based on memory and emotions. In Christianity, we don’t walk by our feelings; we walk by faith. We live on the affirmation of God’s Word.
Don’t recollect a bitter experience you might have had many years ago and start crying that God should forgive you. Refuse to be held captive by guilt or memories of the past. Romans 4:25 AMPC says Jesus was raised from the dead for “…(our acquittal), [making our account balance and absolving us from all guilt before God].” When you come to Jesus, He makes you free from every kind of bondage; “Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed” (John 8:36). Hallelujah!
GO DEEPER
Galatians 6:14-16; John 1:12-13; Romans 6:4
PRAY
Dear Father, I thank you for my new life in Christ; your divine nature in me has made me a master over circumstances, with dominion over the systems of this world. I serve you always with joy unspeakable and full of glory, unencumbered by sin or reproach! Thank you for making me righteous, holy, and irreproachable in your sight, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
DAILY BIBLE READING
ONE YEAR
Acts 22:22-23:1-11, Job 36-39
TWO YEAR
Luke 8:40-56, Joshua 10
ACT
Meditate on Romans 4:24-25 today.
Extract From Rhapsody of Realities TeeVo
Hello Beloved.
Have a blessed today!
