Glorious Grace Day 10: No Condemnation

Today’s Scripture

“For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. He who believes in Him is not condemned.”

John 3:17–18

My friend, if you’ve been living in the abyss of fear for as long as you can remember, it is time for your liberty. You can begin on this journey of freedom today by believing that God’s heart is full of love, grace, and mercy toward you. Listen to your Father’s heartbeat in today’s Scripture. Do you believe in Jesus? There is no condemnation for anyone who calls upon the name of Jesus!

All who call on Him and believe in Him are not condemned but saved. That is the good news of the gospel.

Unfortunately, many believers are still living under the heavy yoke of condemnation and fear because they hear the Mosaic covenant being proclaimed and put themselves under the Ten Commandments.

Look at how the apostle Paul describes the Ten Commandments in 2 Corinthians 3:7–9: “But if the ministry of death, written and engraved on stones, was glorious…how will the ministry of the Spirit not be more glorious? For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, the ministry of righteousness exceeds much more in glory.”

Can you see the clear distinction that God makes in His Word? The Ten Commandments minister death and condemnation because no man was able to keep God’s perfect law. Failure to keep the law at any point brings you under its curse, condemns you, and hangs a death sentence over your head.

See how in contrast, the covenant of grace “exceeds much more in glory” because it ministers the spirit of liberty and the gift of God’s righteousness.

Now, please understand this: the Ten Commandments are glorious! The problem has never been the Ten Commandments or God’s perfect law. The problem has always been imperfect man’s ability to keep God’s perfect law. That is why our Lord Jesus came not to abolish the law, but to fulfill it on our behalf (see Matt. 5:17).

And the law was perfectly fulfilled at the cross when He cried out, “Finished!” (see John 19:30). He met the demands of the first covenant, which is the Mosaic covenant of the Ten Commandments, in order to put the second, which is the new covenant of God’s grace, into effect (see Heb. 10:9–10 NLT)!

Beloved, we are in the age of God’s grace. That is why we preach the gospel of grace! My friend, the cross of Jesus has made all the difference!

You no longer have to live in condemnation and fear under the old covenant of the law. You are now under the new covenant of grace, where you are fully forgiven, justified, and made righteous by Jesus’ blood to reign in life.

When you realize you are justified by faith and not by your works in the new covenant of God’s grace, something liberating happens. You become free from the ministry of condemnation and the death it ministers—guilt, insecurity, dread, anxieties, and all sorts of debilitating fears.

Condemnation robs you of peace in your heart and of joy in your relationship with your Father. It robs you of faith and confidence in His love and ability to save you. But when you know and believe you are not under the ministry of condemnation but the ministry of righteousness, you can come freely before your heavenly Father and cast every concern on your heart to Him.

You will not be constantly fearful that your failures will cause Him to punish you or withhold His blessings and protection from you, because you know that Jesus bore the punishment meant for you upon Himself at the cross.

Dear reader, perhaps you know what it’s like to battle fear every day. Perhaps you’ve been plagued by fears of being unable to cope with certain changes in your circumstances. Maybe fearful thoughts of losing your health, your job, your children, or your very life keep you awake at night.

Perhaps you suffer from severe anxiety attacks and the very thought of going anywhere outside of your home fills you with suffocating fear. I want you to know that this is not the life God wants you to live. Through the sacrifice of His Son and the perfection of Christ’s finished work, He has made a way for you to live free from the captivity of fear.

Today’s Thought

I live under the new covenant of grace, free from the captivity of fear, fully forgiven, justified, and made righteous by Jesus’ blood to reign in life.

 

Today’s Prayer

Father, I thank You that because of Jesus, I am no longer under the ministry of condemnation, death, and fear, but under the more glorious ministry of righteousness that brings me life and liberty. And because the law was perfectly fulfilled at the cross when Jesus cried out, “Finished!” You will never condemn me for my sins. Thank You for Your covenant of grace in my life. Through the cross You have made a way for me to live free from the captivity of fear and I can come freely before You and cast every concern on my heart to You. Amen.

This reading is taken from Joseph Prince’s new devotional, Glorious Grace. Get your copy today! 

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5 Comments

  • Fabian Ramirez says:

    Thanks Pastor Joseph Prince for such clarity of the precious gospel of Grace!! There is so much liberty in knowing the scriptures and what they truly mean and you have done a great job in teaching the Word of God and I am running with this powerful Gospel! God bless you and all your ministry!

  • Ritha says:

    It is indeed very liberating to know that I am free from condemnation wether self or from others…I am very happy to know that I am justified by faith by His Grace..Today I am free from guilty because He dealt with it all at the cross when He proclaimed it is finished..With so much gratitude I praise His name for I am a New Creature in deed..My Past is over…Thank you Pastor Prince for the way you unveil the Gospel of Grace it is indeed transforming my Life for the better..I know God has marvelous things in store for me & they will start manifesting in due course..I am so ready for my blessings as they overflow in my Life…You are in for sure a great blessing to us all..Amen

  • Edna says:

    Thank you pastor prince for your grace teachings for they are life changing.God has set me free from fear of condemnation and of losing my job, finances, sickness and not having a baby through his finished work on the cross and gift of righteousness..thank you Lord for I reign in life and family too.

  • Ms Rani kurian says:

    Respected brother in Christ Jesus
    Greetings from India.i have an unusual kind of experience.for years I had out of body experiences so constantly with demons so real that I couldn’t tell if it happened in body or spirit.i was blindly foolish person and it reflected in my conduct and life style.no good ever worked for me and if it did never sustained long enough.then I started seeking god in Christ and also indulged in rites of other religions.. for I was fed up waiting.i changed numerous churches for they led me to condemn myself .I became a recluse severely depressed and years of torment of demons beating me in spirit or body I don’t know.i cried for years and was confined to bed depressed lazy not motivated very angry with myself god and all.
    But Christ came and wiped my tears and when I asked father for holy spirit God my life began to change.holyspirit god led me to pastor prince sermons and made me understand the truth and the truth set me free.now I am free from condemnation after 10 years of idling on bed now the loving lord Jesus Christ strengthened me I cook my meals and be active than before I am so thankful to God for the new skill.i am more active.the miracle of miracle is now I can tell the real from the unreal and the panic attacks have lessened their intensity.i am so grateful to father for lord Jesus Christ and brethren like pastor prince . lord bless him and his family.please uphold me in your prayers as I don’t have a church yet may lord Jesus Christ open new creation church in Hyderabad India I pray that we all live the abundant Life Jesus Christ earned for all his church.thank you dear lord Jesus Christ you are the game changer.alleluia

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