The Godly Gazette (Submission)

Submission

Our first step towards freedom is realizing that our schemes for reform are hopeless, and that we can not simply make up our minds to do better under our own power. We must admit that we are caught up in something that is way more powerful than ourselves. We get caught in a web of sin through the desires of our flesh (our sinful nature), the views of the world, and the temptations of the devil.

Proverbs 28:26 - He who trusts in himself is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom is kept safe. NIV

Paul said in Romans 7:15/20 - “I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate, I do… As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do - this I keep on doing.” NIV

In order for us to escape this web of sin, we must first realize and admit that we are a slave to sin, and in bondage. We must also understand and realize that it is through our salvation in Christ that we can be set free.

John 8:34 - “I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.” NIV

John 8:36 - “So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” NIV

Galatians 5:1 - Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. NKJV

We need to surrender our lives to Jesus if we are to win the freedom that He has for us. It’s hard to imagine that surrendering can bring victory, because our world tells us differently. But God’s Word tells us the absolute truth, and it is by the power of His Word that we can break the bondage of addiction and sin off our lives, claiming the victory that Jesus has won for us.

Matthew 19:30 - But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first. NIV

Matthew 16:25 - For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it. NIV

1 Corinthians 15:57 - But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. NIV

Put Your Life in God’s Hands.

God wants you to be free, living a peaceful, abundant life, and He will give it to you if you put your trust in Him. This means that you must believe His way is the only way, and you must be willing to surrender your life into His Hands.

God wants you to know Him on a very personal level. He already knows you personally and intimately. He created you, and He knows everything about you. But He is not content merely to know you from a distance. He wants you to know Him, and He has gone to great lengths to draw you to Himself.

John 17:3 Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. NIV

God loves you and wants you to know Him, but the fact is that your sins have separated you from God.

Romans 3:23 - for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. NIV

Isaiah 59:2 - But your iniquities have separated you from your God. NIV

However, God has provided a solution. You can be forgiven of the sins and iniquities that have caused your separation, and begin to grow in a personal relationship with God, through Jesus.

John 14:6 - Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” NIV

To receive forgiveness for your sins, you must accept the gift of salvation that God offers through His grace. It is only by the grace of God, through faith, that you can be saved. You can not earn your salvation by being good and / or doing good things.

Ephesians 2:8-9 - For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast. NIV

Jesus has Bought and Paid for Your Salvation Through His Death, Burial, and Resurrection. You Must Receive Your Gift of Salvation - Through Faith.

John 3:3 - In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the Kingdom of God unless he is born again.” NIV

You can receive your gift of salvation, (being saved / born again) by giving your heart to Jesus, and putting all your trust and faith in Him. Jesus said in John 3:6 that “flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit,” and it is this spiritual birth that gives you eternal life in Heaven (salvation), and begins your new personal walk with God.

If you are already a saved Christian (born again spirit)... Congratulations. I pray that you are submitting to God's will for your life.

If you have NOT yet accepted your gift of salvation, and received Jesus as your Lord and Savior... CLICK HERE

Confess and Repent

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