Law of Love

I was struck as I listened to a series on "The Truth about Deception".  In this series Holy Spirit highlighted the truth that to be free from the law of sin and death, we live from the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus.  The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:2) is all about living in the relationship of the Father to the Son, which is a relationship of endless love and kindness.  As we step into the truth of the Word of God allowing Holy Spirit to guide our imagination to see the truth of ourselves "in Christ" then we experience more of life from our union with Him.  The law of sin and death operates through fear which appeals to the flesh for a solution, then when we make choices according to the flesh then we get the fruit of the flesh (Galatians 6:8).

A law is a principal that works the same way each time.  For us to rise up in who we are "in Christ" means we need to access the love of God through the Holy Spirit who is in our spirit.  Love is foundational to life in the Kingdom of God, while fear along with selfish ambition is the operating system of an orphan planet.  Through fear and selfish ambition the law of sin and death constantly appeals to the flesh to meet a person's needs.  Even though as believers we are set free from the law of sin and death, we can still function under it.  Why is it at times it seems to be easy to operate in love and other times it seems that are being squeezed to the point where operating from fear seems to make sense?

Since God is love, God empowers us to love yet there seems to be a power that works through fear pulling us towards the flesh and sin.  The law of sin and death is like the law of gravity, it's always on and just because you believe you can fly by jumping off your house it doesn't mean you will.  In fact we live with the law of gravity everyday to the point that people once believed manned flight was not possible.  Yet two brothers at Kitty hawk with a whole lot of passion, tons of failures, and an inspiration that gravity could be overcame flew that day.  The law of trust and aerodynamics overcame the law of gravity.  Yet without trust or aerodynamics working properly many a plane crash have shown that the law of gravity is in no way gone.

We are to soar in the Spirit "in Christ" above our old identities, sin habits, fears, limitations, and even above demonic forces.  This is our destiny in Jesus Christ and God's promise to His Son that there would be a people that would soar in Union with Him.

Learning to Soar above,
Bret