Thursday, March 22, 2018

Jesus didn't have an "I'm God," and I have a free ticket to pass "Go" when he came to earth.

Hebrews 1:17-18  "Wherefore in all things it behooved him to be made like unto his brothers, (us) That he might be a merciful and faithful high priest...to make reconciliation (to God) for the sins of the people (us).  For in that (because)...he himself has suffered being tempted, he is able to comfort those who are tempted."  He didn't get a free ticket for anything.

Some people say, "Well, Jesus was God, so he wasn't tempted by the things that I am tempted to do.  He didn't have the same problems that normal people have."  Not so.  In 1 Corinthians 15:45, Christ is called the "Second Adam," because He was born without original sin.  But He had the capacity to sin.  He just resisted temptation.

In Philippians 2:5-8, we find that Jesus was made just like us: "Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who being in the form of God didn't think it was robbery to be equal with God.  But made himself of no reputation and was made in the likeness of men."  In every single way.

Once you hold the Holy Spirit within you, you have what He had.  The presence of God within you guiding your behavior.  No, you aren't God, but you have the capacity of God within you.

You can do it.  Stop doing wrong things.  Start doing right things.  Scripture declares that we can overcome our nature since Christ now lives inside of us.  That's what He came to do.  To put the Spirit of God back into us.

"Christ in you, the hope of glory."  Colossians 1:27

Hope of glory.  I'm working on it.  You can, too.







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