Devotion: No Condemnation, No Separation

No Condemnation, No Separation.

Today's daily devotion from Pastor Greg Laurie. Our scripture reading today is from Romans chapter 8 verse 1. So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. Chapter 8 of Romans begins with no condemnation and ends with no separation. Verse 1 tells us, So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. And verse 39 promises, No power in the sky above or in the earth below, indeed nothing in all creation, will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Notice these verses are not saying our lives will be free of all failures and inconsistencies, rather they say there is no condemnation. We find a classic example of this in John 8 where we read about the woman who was caught in the act of adultery. Some religious leaders brought her before Jesus and said, This woman was caught in the act of adultery. The law of Moses says to stone her.

What do you say? Without a word, Jesus stooped down and wrote in the dirt. Then he said, All right, but let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone. We don't know what Jesus wrote, but the woman's accuser suddenly came under conviction and they all left. Jesus said to her, Where are your accusers? Didn't even one of them condemn you?

No, Lord, she told him. Jesus said, Neither do I. Go and sin no more. A spirit led believer lives a condemnation free life. Paul wrote, Anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone.

A new life has begun. God sees us for what we will become, not just who we are. We see the past. God sees the future. We see the end. God sees a new beginning.