The Cross, Your Conscience, And Sharing Jesus With Others

The way of redemption from a seared conscience.

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Your conscience is the part of your mind that determines what is right and wrong. We were born in sin. And therefore, we are aware of what is good and evil. This is the part of us that is created in the image of God. We are therefore able to know what is good for us and what is bad for us. However, through life experience and upbringing, our conscience can be seared. The traumas and hurts in life can alter our conscience. Some have experienced severe abuse and rejection and their conscience has become dull. Unforgiveness can also deaden our conscience. Jesus came to set the captive free; he did so on the Cross. And we are those captives he came for – captive to our sinful natures.

The Cross Holds The Solution

Jesus, through His death on the Cross, came with the solution. His death on the Cross paid the price for our redemption from the curse and power of sin. His death resulted in our conscience becoming alive to the need for salvation. This is the Gospel in a nutshell. We become sin conscious and therefore our conscience convicts us of our sin. The Bible states that we were dead in our sins. It is our responsibility to make His salvation known both to the Jew and the Gentile. We have all sinned and come short of the glory of God.

Sharing Jesus With Others

Our destiny is to share in God’s glory. This is how God planned it from the beginning. However, sin entered our lives through the fall of man, but God’s redemption plan was to send Jesus to die for us. His death served to reverse the course of our lives and redeem us from eternal death. Praise God for His eternal plan of salvation. Our conscience can now help us in our daily walk to choose what is right and good. There is no other way a man can be saved but through the Cross!

I challenge you to share your salvation through Jesus with someone today. Open someone else’s eyes and heart to God’s redemptive power, His love, and His glory.

From Walking By Sight To Walking By Faith

Shift in operating in the Spirit

God’s word states that those who come to Him must walk by faith and not by sight. Yet most of us walk by sight after we have received salvation by faith. Walking by faith is a challenge for us because we are so used to walking by sight.

“For we walk by faith, not by sight.” (2 Corinthians 5:7)

God is Spirit and He calls us to trust in Him and not in our own might. He has done so for our own good for He wants to carry our burdens. We like to think that we can do it on our own which has been the problem of mankind from the beginning. Satan wanted to do it on his own and as sinners, that is our natural inclination. Walking by faith is a journey of trust. The more we trust God, the more we will let go and let God.

Trust Level

This is a lesson I am learning after 50 years of walking with Him. My trust levels have increased and so has my faith level. Now I am looking for opportunities to trust Him rather than my own strength. Even in ordinary experiences of asking for a free car parking space, I exercise my faith. In this way I get courage to ask for bigger things and expect answers. This is so exciting! It is easy to slip back to walking in the flesh when challenges increase yet this is the way the Lord trains us to walk by faith.

“For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” (Romans 1:17)

Saint and Sight

Abraham walked by faith and there are many examples in the Bible of saints who walked by faith and reaped immense rewards. Saints in the present are also called to walk by faith and not trust in their own strength. I trust that many will shift the focus from self to God on their journey of faith. Burdens carried by many will be lifted as they let go and let God carry their burdens.

“If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.” (Galatians 5:25)