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BY JOSEPH PRINCE (HTTP://BLOG.JOSEPHPRINCE.COM/AUTHOR/JOSEPHPRINCE/) /

GLORIOUS GRACE DAY

10: NO
CONDEMNATION

Today’s Scripture
“For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the
world through Him might be saved. He who believes in Him is not condemned.”

John 3:17–18

My friend, if you’ve been living in the abyss of fear for as long as you can

remember, it is time for your liberty. You can begin on this journey of freedom

today by believing that God’s heart is full of love, grace, and mercy toward you.

Listen to your Father’s heartbeat in today’s Scripture. Do you believe in Jesus?

There is no condemnation for anyone who calls upon the name of Jesus!

“ All who call on Him and believe in Him are

not condemned but saved. That is the good news of
 the gospel.

”
Unfortunately, many believers are still living under the heavy yoke of

condemnation and fear because they hear the Mosaic covenant being

proclaimed and put themselves under the Ten Commandments.

Look at how the apostle Paul describes the Ten Commandments in 2

Corinthians 3:7–9: “But if the ministry of death, written and engraved on

stones, was glorious…how will the ministry of the Spirit not be more glorious?

For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, the ministry of righteousness

exceeds much more in glory.”

Can you see the clear distinction that God makes in His Word? The Ten

Commandments minister death and condemnation because no man was able to

keep God’s perfect law. Failure to keep the law at any point brings you under its

curse, condemns you, and hangs a death sentence over your head.

“ See how in contrast, the covenant of grace

“exceeds much more in glory” because it ministers the
spirit of liberty and the gift of God’s
righteousness.

”
Now, please understand this: the Ten Commandments are glorious! The

problem has never been the Ten Commandments or God’s perfect law.

The problem has always been imperfect man’s ability to keep God’s perfect law.

That is why our Lord Jesus came not to abolish the law, but to fulfill it on

our behalf (see Matt. 5:17).

And the law was perfectly fulfilled at the cross when He cried out, “Finished!”

(see John 19:30). He met the demands of the first covenant, which is the Mosaic

covenant of the Ten Commandments, in order to put the second, which is the
new covenant of God’s grace, into effect (see Heb. 10:9–10 NLT)!

“ Beloved, we are in the age of God’s grace. That is

why we preach the gospel of grace! My friend, the
cross of Jesus has made all the difference!

”
You no longer have to live in condemnation and fear under the old covenant of

the law. You are now under the new covenant of grace, where you are fully

forgiven, justified, and made righteous by Jesus’ blood to reign in life.

When you realize you are justified by faith and not by your works in the new

covenant of God’s grace, something liberating happens. You become free from

the ministry of condemnation and the death it ministers—guilt, insecurity,

dread, anxieties, and all sorts of debilitating fears.

Condemnation robs you of peace in your heart and of joy in your relationship

with your Father. It robs you of faith and confidence in His love and ability to

save you. But when you know and believe you are not under the ministry of

condemnation but the ministry of righteousness, you can come freely before

your heavenly Father and cast every concern on your heart to Him.

“ You will not be constantly fearful that your

failures will cause Him to punish you or withhold His
blessings and protection from you, because you know
that Jesus bore the punishment meant for you upon
Himself at the cross.

”
Dear reader, perhaps you know what it’s like to battle fear every day. Perhaps

you’ve been plagued by fears of being unable to cope with certain changes in

your circumstances. Maybe fearful thoughts of losing your health, your job, your
children, or your very life keep you awake at night.

Perhaps you suffer from severe anxiety attacks and the very thought of going

anywhere outside of your home fills you with suffocating fear. I want you to

know that this is not the life God wants you to live. Through the sacrifice of His

Son and the perfection of Christ’s finished work, He has made a way for you to

live free from the captivity of fear.

Today’s Thought
I live under the new covenant of grace, free from the captivity of fear, fully
forgiven, justified, and made righteous by Jesus’ blood to reign in life.

Today’s Prayer
Father, I thank You that because of Jesus, I am no longer under the ministry of
condemnation, death, and fear, but under the more glorious ministry of
righteousness that brings me life and liberty. And because the law was perfectly
fulfilled at the cross when Jesus cried out, “Finished!” You will never condemn
me for my sins. Thank You for Your covenant of grace in my life. Through the
cross You have made a way for me to live free from the captivity of fear and I can
come freely before You and cast every concern on my heart to You. Amen.

This reading is taken from Joseph Prince’s new devotional, Glorious

Grace. Get your copy today! (http://bit.ly/1Sh8UDD)

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