K-LOVE's Verse of the Day for Mar 29, 2022

No More Condemnation

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One of the most common questions that I get as a pastor is pastor, how do I really know that I'm saved? Can I have assurance of my salvation? Can I be sure that I'm going to heaven? Honestly, I've asked myself that question, and I've had seasons in my life where I question my salvation. I think that's a good question.

A lot of people ask that question. Paul in Romans chapter 8 and verse 1 gives us a very comforting answer. He says in Romans chapter 8 and verse 1, “so now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.” How can we really know that we're saved? It's if you and I are in Christ Jesus. That raises the question, what does it mean to be in Christ Jesus?

What It Means to Be in Christ

It begins by us acknowledging that we can't save ourselves. Right? You and I are spiritually bankrupt, and without Jesus, there is no saving. When you and I repent of our sins, when we turn from sin and turn to Christ, we are now in Christ. We're in the family of God.

What's interesting is the word condemnation means punishment. It is a sentencing. It's this guilt that a person experiences. Here's what happened. When Jesus went to the cross, He took our punishment. When Jesus went to the cross, He absorbed the wrath of God that you and I deserved. When we say that we're in Christ and that we're saved, what are we saved from? We're saved from the wrath of God because Jesus absorbed the wrath of God.

The Freedom Paul Found

The good news of the gospel is that when we receive this free gift of salvation, you and I are now in Jesus Christ. What's interesting about Romans chapter 8 is Apostle Paul wrote this, and if you know anything about Apostle Paul and his past, he was a Pharisee and a Pharisee was all about keeping the law.

A Pharisee was very legalistic. They did everything to project strength as if they had everything figured out. Right. It was very tiresome. It wore Paul out. When we get to Romans chapter 8 and verse 1, it's almost like this burden has been lifted. He says, now there is no condemnation. There's no more striving to earn our salvation.

Why? Because you and I are in Christ Jesus. That's really the good news of the gospel, is that we don't have to strive to be saved because Jesus absorbed the wrath of God that you and I deserved. The question for all of us is, are we in Christ Jesus?

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So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.

So you see, just as death came into the world through a man, now the resurrection from the dead has begun through another man.

He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will never be shaken.

No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free.

Instead, let us test and examine our ways. Let us turn back to the Lord .

Serve only the Lord your God and fear Him alone. Obey His commands, listen to His voice, and cling to Him.

O my son, give me your heart. May your eyes take delight in following my ways.

The Lord is like a father to His children, tender and compassionate to those who fear Him.

Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong. And do everything with love.

God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied.

Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered Himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.

Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise Him again— my Savior and my God!

Before the mountains were born, before You gave birth to the earth and the world, from beginning to end, You are God.

Let all that I am praise the LORD; with my whole heart, I will praise His holy name.

For no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them to me, and at the last day I will raise them up.

By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence.

“So remember this and keep it firmly in mind: The Lord is God both in heaven and on earth, and there is no other.

Sing to the LORD; praise His name. Each day proclaim the good news that He saves.

LORD, there is no one like You! For You are great, and Your name is full of power.

For you are great and perform wonderful deeds. You alone are God.

Let all that I am praise the LORD. O LORD my God, how great you are! You are robed with honor and majesty.

May God give you more and more grace and peace as you grow in your knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord.

Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong.

If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

For who is God except the LORD? Who but our God is a solid rock?

I am counting on the LORD; yes, I am counting on Him. I have put my hope in His word.

I pondered the direction of my life, and I turned to follow your laws.

The Lord cares deeply when his loved ones die.

The name of the LORD is a strong fortress; the godly run to Him and are safe.

My heart is confident in you, O God; my heart is confident. No wonder I can sing your praises!

Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony.

The LORD is good to those who depend on Him, to those who search for Him.

I long to obey Your commandments! Renew my life with Your goodness.

We put our hope in the LORD. He is our help and our shield.

The LORD will work out His plans for my life— for your faithful love, O LORD, endures forever. Don’t abandon me, for You made me.

I have come as a light to shine in this dark world, so that all who put their trust in me will no longer remain in the dark.

May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good.

I pray that from His glorious, unlimited resources He will empower you with inner strength through His Spirit.

Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the highest heavens. You have done such wonderful things. Who can compare with You, O God?

We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.

How great is our Lord! His power is absolute! His understanding is beyond comprehension!

Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the LORD will be greatly praised.

But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.

God blesses those who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

Yes, You have been with me from birth; from my mother’s womb You have cared for me. No wonder I am always praising You!

God’s voice is glorious in the thunder. We can’t even imagine the greatness of His power.

How sweet Your words taste to me; they are sweeter than honey.

Because of Christ and our faith in Him, we can now come boldly and confidently into God’s presence.

For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love.

Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy.

Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me.

I lift my hands to you in prayer. I thirst for you as parched land thirsts for rain.

Let me live forever in Your sanctuary, safe beneath the shelter of Your wings!

Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ.

For the LORD God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The LORD will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right.

I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them.

May the Lord show you His favor and give you His peace.’

So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.

By His death, Jesus opened a new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most Holy Place.

Trust in the LORD and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper.

For since we believe that Jesus died and was raised to life again, we also believe that when Jesus returns, God will bring back with him the believers who have died.

The LORD is good to everyone. He showers compassion on all His creation.

He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead, just as He said would happen. Come, see where His body was lying.

Then He said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be My follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow Me."

“I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd sacrifices His life for the sheep.

The Word gave life to everything that was created, and His life brought light to everyone.

This is real love—not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.

All of us, like sheep, have strayed away. We have left God’s paths to follow our own. Yet the Lord laid on him the sins of us all.

Since He did not spare even His own Son but gave Him up for us all, won’t He also give us everything else?

Jesus found a young donkey and rode on it, fulfilling the prophecy that said: “Don’t be afraid, people of Jerusalem. Look, your King is coming, riding on a donkey’s colt.”

All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by His great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation.

He personally carried our sins in His body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin and live for what is right. By His wounds you are healed.

The grass withers and the flowers fade, but the Word of our God stands forever.”

And may the Lord make your love for one another and for all people grow and overflow, just as our love for you overflows.