God rescued us from dead-end alleys and dark dungeons. He’s set us up in the kingdom of the Son He loves so much, the Son who got us out of the pit we were in, got rid of the sins we were doomed to keep repeating. (Colossians 1:13, 14 The Message)
Fear Not… Even When We Keep Sinning
It is not that sinning sends us to hell. It is that sinning, without Jesus, sends us to hell.
Birds fly, fish swim, elephants stomp, dogs jump on the counter, and humans sin.
“Redeemed” does not mean a lack of sin. “Redeemed” means our sin is put on Jesus’ back.
Sin no longer reigns in us (Romans 6:14-16) not because Christians do not sin, but because Christ’s reign in us covers that sin in God’s all-seeing eyes.
God’s wrath, which might lead us to fear, has been poured out fully on His Son on the cross. (I John 4:10)
Hate your sin, because God does. Sin no more, because Jesus commands it. Yearn for freedom from sin, because we can not wait! Confess your sin, because for Christians, acknowledging sin is equivalent to clinging to Jesus.
But when you sin today, remember that the reason for fear is gone.
That reason was nailed to the cross.
Fear not, even when we keep sinning.