5867 In order for us to get relief from our pride
we need to have confidence that He is presently able to assure us of our
redemption from the slavery to sin and self that we were under in which we were
separated from His love. Because He endured the cross by taking on the
full wrath of the Father for our sin , then we are not only delivered
from the power of sin and the law, but we have a present help in our
time of need. We do not need to pay for our pride or our sins. They were
completely taken care of in Christ. Now we can come boldly before the
throne of grace and find help in our time of need. When we come before Him
we are receiving an ongoing assurance through His suffering .He is listening to our complaints and request as one
who is the end for which we find grace apart from the bondage to the
law. And even tho we experience the effects of sin in our bodies as we are groaning because of the incomplete understanding we have of His
power. yet there is no loss to us who seek Him with all of our hearts as
if we were afraid for our own well being when we compare our goodness
to His standard of goodness.
But instead of Him discouraging us from
this concern, He comes to our aid and at the same time calms our fears.
Since there is more power in Him that is available to us than we could
find in being satisfied in finding relief in what we think we need, then
we are invited to find the greatest pleasure and glory in being freed
from the bondage of our conscious painful worry. He leads us away
from that pain we blindly embrace as if we knew a better way to be self
protective. He not only shields us from our lack of understanding, but He gives us new life. We cannot produce enough evidence as to why we are enabled to dwell
in His perfect peace. He not only knows better what we need, but He
grants us more than we could ever be selfish enough when we receive the good that He gives us..
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