Human by
nature is a faulty device but by creation, human is a perfect being.
According
to 1 John 2:1a, ‘My little children this thing I write to you, so that you sin
not’. This just shows the very nature which God created in mankind (In his
likeness). However because mankind did not subject to the instruction given by
God at creation, thus mankind erred. The perfect nature of man became snagged. God
told Man ‘of the whole tree in the garden you can eat but of the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil you must not eat (Genesis2:16b-17a, with my emphasis).
Man defaulted and that was why God made provision for our nature (sinful
attribute). And if anyone sins, we have an advocate the father, Jesus Christ
the righteous (1 John 2:1b). God was the person that was offended and yet God
was the person who sought for the solution for reconciliation. For anyone who
is offended and goes out of the way to make peace, the person occupies the
position of God. That was why Jesus Christ said in Matthew 5: 9, ‘Blessed are
the peacemakers for they shall be called the sons of God’. God took the bodily
form of a man (Jesus), lost every right and privileges, and stooping so low and
was fashioned as ordinary servant. That was not enough as he suffered and died
like a common criminal to be able to regain what was rightfully his just
because of you and I (Phil 2: 5-8). If you doubt Jesus losing his heavenly privileges
check Luke 4:6-8. Satan offered Jesus the world in exchange for a bow. Jesus
countered every temptation of the devil with the scripture (Luke 4; 4, 8, 12)
but his response to the offer of the world was tempting and frustrating and it
showed in His tone (Get behind me Satan!). He was being offered what was
rightfully His but at that point all those right and privileges were not there
until his death and resurrection when He could boastfully and boldly declared that all power in heaven and on earth had been
given to him (Matthew 28:18). We offended Him, yet He was the one who sought
solution for reconciliation. He gave up His right and privileges to reconcile
us back to Himself. He took a big risk because he had the nature of man and
could actually succumb to sin... he was tempted in all Point (Hebrew 4:15b).
God cannot be tempted only a human being can. He died a common criminal just to
get us back to himself and empower us to overcome sin. The law of Moses only
make us guilty and alert to sin but it is only the law of life written by Jesus
Christ that can make us immune to sin
Prayer:
You are
disconnected from the alternating power of partial belief and unbelief and you
are connected to the Direct and unfailing power of God In Jesus Name
The power of
Jesus Christ that set free from the nature of man reside in you from henceforth
The law of the
spirit in Christ Jesus which set you free from the sinful nature of man is
activated in your life in Jesus name
NB: All bible
quotation from NKJV
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