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Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart
Romans 8:10-11, “And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.”
In these verses we see how to relate to ourselves in our identification with Christ.
We are absolutely identified with Him.
So we reckon ourselves to be dead to sin.
This means we live inwardly not identifying with condemning thoughts or those whispers of the “old man” trying to engage us in conversation.
When you and I immediately shift to our real person, we are reckoning ourselves to be dead indeed to sin.
To reckon is to count on reliable facts.
Let me give an illustration: 2 + 2 = 4.
This equation always holds true.
It never changes, regardless of when, where, or why you use it.
In the same way, your identification with Christ never changes.
Do not look at your feelings.
Do not think about your history.
Just reckon 2 + 2 = 4.
Your person is Christ.
You have been baptized into Him.
You are one with Him.
So reckon yourself to be dead indeed to sin, but living to God.
Inwardly you quickly make a transfer.
You do not bargain.
You do not reason.
You do not get on that level.
You identify yourself with Christ in His death and resurrection.
You are living to God in Christ Jesus.
This is what is true.
So we see how this Christian life works–it is through justification, identification, and the resulting inward transaction of throwing off falsehood, and dealing with God.
Now you learn to quickly get to the spirit.
You learn to quickly get through all the mire of thoughts and feelings.
You go directly to your identification with Christ.
You do not solve problems.
You do not get answers.
You do not stay on that level.
You go directly to Jesus..
Until Tomorrow
With A Shepherd’s Love,
Pastor Jackson
WEDNESDAY’S PRAYER REQUESTS
Sandy Paschal – Eye Surgery Went Well
Lorraine Elliott – Surgery Today
Daniel Cooper – Surgery May 2
Dr. and Mrs. Davis
Sandra Graham – Home
Dan Haines
Doris Loyd
Linda Alexander
June Cronan
Jillian Gray
Amy Garner’s Mom & Dad
Brandon’s Dad
Darlene Thaxton
David Harrison
Denise Hulsey – Jordan’s G’mother
Easton Fielder
Erik Magusson
Freddie May’s Mom
George & Linda Alexander
James Burnette
Jim Mabe
June Cronan’s Sister
John Austin
John McClain
Lillanna Magnusson’s Mom
Linda Hodges’ Sister
Michael Stanley
Ricky Gipson – Ashley’s Brother
Rose Fuller
Scott Nix
Terrell Loyd
Tom Witcher
James Garner’s Friend
Kim McClain’s Mother
Lonzo Christin
Ashely Burn’s Sisters
Coly/Connor – Allison’s G’sons
Larry Barker
Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah
Mary Sims
Marynell Ford
Pastor & Mrs. Driskell
Ricky Stubbs
Roseleigh Osborn
Scott Lanier
Sheila Simmon’s Cousin