Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart
1 Corinthians 2:11, “For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.”
The seat of our personhood is our spirit.
Our real “knower” is our spirit.
We do not know ourself apart from our spirit.
I am an empty shell without my spirit.
I am a personless person without my spirit.
The last Adam became a life-giving Spirit and joined Himself with my spirit.
Now I can live from my spirit (Rom. 1:9).
Now I find my uplifted personhood in this organic “I” (John 14:20).
Do we see this?
It is marvelous to know that Christ is your person.
When sin shows up, you can boldly tell it, “He has MY sin and I have HIS righteousness.”
That will catapult you right into His arms to love Him, to draw from Him.
He gave the law in order to exhaust us and convince us that we need to live in union with Him.
He already knew the flesh was fallen, but we did not.
So He came with the law and exhausted the flesh to the utmost, so that He could regenerate our spirit and get Himself into us.
Romans 8:3-4 says, “For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.”
Now we just walk according to Spirit, somewhat spiritually irresponsible.
We are not obligated to what shows up in our thoughts and feelings.
He paid the debt.
We are not obligated to the flesh anymore (Rom. 8:12).
We do not owe it anything.
We do not owe it an answer.
We do not owe it an excuse.
We do not need to defend it.
It has been judged once and for all on the cross.
This is wonderful!
Until Tomorrow
With A Shepherd’s Love,
Pastor Jackson
WEDNESDAY’S PRAYER REQUESTS
David Burnette – 1st Surgery Went Well
John McCain -Hospice
Amy Garner
Amy Garner’s Mom & Dad
Andrew Halevi & Daughter
Ashely Burn’s Sisters
Brandon’s Dad
Coly/Connor – Allison’s G’sons
Dan Haines
Darlene Wiggins
David Burnette
David Harrison – Riverside
Deanna Fowler
Denise Hulsey – Jordan’s G’mother
Donnie Butler’s Dad
Doris Loyd
Dr. and Mrs. Davis
Easton Fielder
Ed Mays
Eric Ward
Erik Magnusson
Freddie May’s Mom
George & Linda Alexander
Heather May
James Burnette
James Garner’s Friend
Janie Roberts
Jillian Gray
Joanie & Jeanie
Joanie/Jeanie Mom
Jodi Bateman
John Austin
John McClain
June Cronan
June Cronan’s Sister
Kailey Bateman
Kathy Mabe
Kim McClain’s Mother
Krista Hilscher – Improving
Larry Barker
Lee Cronan – Success
Lillanna Magnusson’s Mom
Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah
Linda Hodges’ Sister
Lonzo Christin
Lori Blount’s Mother
Lynn Garner
Marlon Cook
Mary Sims
Marynell Ford
Maureen Brown
Michael Stanley
Miles Bradshaw
Nancy Proudfit
Pastor & Mrs. Driskell
Pat Chupp
Ricky Gipson
Ricky Stubbs
Robbie Edwards
Rose Fuller – Rehab
Roseleigh Osborn
Sandra Graham
Scott Lanier
Soso Nzolo – 17 Yr. Old South African Pastor’s Daughter
Susan & Alexis Tesone
Tom Witcher