"For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9)
In an elementary school classroom, the teacher asked the question: "What shape is the world, round, or flat?" Johnny raised his hand and said, "It isn't round!" The teacher asked him, "Is it flat then?" "No, it isn't flat either." The teacher responded, "It it's not round, and it's not flat, what shape is it?" Johnny smiled and said, "My father says, "It's crooked!"
I could be very critical of the world, and agree with that statement. But when I look myself, I am flawed, and have a lot of problems that need to be corrected. In Romans 7, the apostle Paul speaks of an inner battle that rages within our hearts. "For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice." (Romans 7:19).
It seems that this battle is so constant, and the discipline is so weak, one wonders if there would ever be victory over it? Out text tells us, that it is only in standing in the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, putting our full faith in Him to save us, that will bring the victory we need.
The stronger our relationship is with Jesus, the more strength we will gain to save us from ourselves. The more we strive to be like Jesus, the more we will shake the attitudes and actions of this world. It will not be something that will happen overnight. It will be in the process of time, that we crucify ourselves, and place our lives in the lordship of Jesus Christ. (Galatians 2:20)
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