Indwelling sin takes advantage of our natural laziness and negligence in spiritual things, enticing us to lay aside spiritual duties one by one. It won’t at first get God completely out of our minds. But it will talk us into thinking of him less and less, making us think we can get by with a [...]
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Taking Advantage of Our Natural Laziness
Posted in Lundgaard, Kris, tagged God, Indwelling Sin, Prayer, Private Devotions, Spiritual Duty on July 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Do This Every Day
Posted in Lundgaard, Kris, tagged Christ's Death, Sin on July 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Look to Christ’s death for power. Look to his death in order to become like him and die to sin. Look on him groaning under the weight of your sins, praying, bleeding and dying for you. Apply his blood to your filth. Do this every day.
- Kris Lundgaard, The Enemy Within: Straight Talk About the [...]
Remember, You Have No Other Option
Posted in Lundgaard, Kris, tagged Christ, Ephesians 3, Faith, Flesh, Holy Spirit, John 15, John 6, Romans 8, Words of Life on July 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you ask what foundation you have to build your expectations on, remember that you have no other options. To whom will you go? Christ alone has the words of life (John 6:68). Without him you can do nothing (John 15:5). Your only strength comes from Christ dwelling in your heart by faith (Ephesians 3:16-17). [...]
Jesus Died to Slay the Very Lust that Entangles You
Posted in Lundgaard, Kris, tagged Repentance, Grace, Forgiveness, Faith, John 15, John 1, Acts 5, Jesus' Death, Sin, Philippians 4, Colossians 1, Lust, Romans 11 on July 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jesus died to slay the very lust that entangles you. In fact, it has you trapped precisely because you’re no match for it. You may be worn and exhausted from the grief and shame of it, ready to throw up your hands and surrender to a life of sin. But there is stored up in [...]
Faith is the Only Thing that Destroys the Flesh
Posted in Lundgaard, Kris, tagged Faith, Growth in Holiness, Jonah 2, Philippians 2, Romans 1, Salvation on July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Faith has to be the only thing that destroys the flesh because “salvation comes from the Lord” (Jonah 2:9). Faith has to be the only thing that destroys the flesh because the whole work of our salvation is God’s from beginning to end. It isn’t simply that God accepts us in Christ when we believe, [...]
Detesting Sin is not the Same as Dreading the Consequences of It
Posted in Lundgaard, Kris, tagged Consequences of Sin, God's Judgment, God's Mercy, I John 2, Sin on July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Detesting sin is not the same as dreading the consequences of it. When you detest sin, you see it the way God does – how defiling it is. When you dabble in the things of the world, for example, your heart takes hold of God’s judgment that “if anyone loves the world, the love of [...]
Its God’s Sovereign Prerogative to Bestow Grace as He Pleases
Posted in Lundgaard, Kris, tagged Justification, God's Will, Romans 9, Peace, God's Call, God's Sovereignty, II Corinthians 1, Isaiah 57 on July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It is God’s sovereign prerogative to give his grace to whom he pleases (Romans 9:18). Even with those he has chosen to call and justify and purify, he reserves the privilege to declare peace to their conscience. He is the “God of all comfort” (II Corinthians 1:3) who gives consolation to his children when and [...]
Our Knowledge of Him is What We Need to Kill Sin
Posted in Lundgaard, Kris, tagged Faith, Hebrews 1, Holy Spirit, Sin on July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
But our knowledge of him by faith is just what we need in order to kill sin. We know him little, but we know him truly – enough to love him more than we do, obey and trust him more than we do. We know him gloriously more than those did who knew him [...]
O For a Vision of God
Posted in Lundgaard, Kris, tagged God, God's Majesty, Habakkuk 3, Isaiah 1-6, Job 42, Meditations, Sin, Word on July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A vision of God like Isaiah’s (Isaiah 6:1-6) or Job’s (Job 42:5-6) or Habakkuk’s (Habakkuk 3:16) can’t be made to order. But if we want to put sin to death in our hearts, we have to swallow the strongest doses of God’s terrible majesty we can. We find them in our meditations on the Word.
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What Jesus Is
Posted in Lundgaard, Kris, tagged Prayer, Wisdom of God, Power of God, Jesus, Pearl of Great Price, Hidden Treasure, Defender, Advocate, Desired of the Nations, Friend of Sinners, Lover of Your Soul, Rising Sun, Start of the Morning, Radiace of God's Glory on July 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jesus is the Pearl of Great Price, for which you should sell everything to buy. Jesus is the Treasure hidden in a field. Jesus is your Defender and Advocate, who kneels before the Father to pray for you. Jesus is the Power of God and the Wisdom of God. Jesus is the Desired of the [...]
