Devotional: Restoration

God created us to live in love. In love with Him, those around us, and our environment. We were programmed for that state, but the world has corrupted that programming. Sin is a virus in the code. It lowers and debases the vibration of our souls. Hate, anger, lust, greed, apathy, and jealousy are just a few of the bugs used by Satan to corrupt our souls.

Jesus came down to this world to break the chains of sin and cleanse the corruption through his blood. The blood of Jesus Christ is the antidote. When we accept Him as our savior the Holy Spirit begins working to restore us to our original design.

The process is called sanctification and it can be painful. You will feel like giving up, but God will never give you more than you can bear. Don’t mistake it as easy. It is a long and painful process, but like the woman birthing a child, the result makes you forget the pain.

I must decrease, so He may increase. This process of letting go and allowing the Holy Spirit to guide your life will impact your interactions with the world. Many will see the peace you have and mistake it for cockiness, but our faith is in God. Cockiness is confidence misplaced. Our confidence is in Christ Jesus.

When you see someone further down the path of the Way don’t think they are higher than you in any way. The path to heaven is the realization of our failure alone. Our inequity. Our sin our failure to meet the standard of Christ for even one day on our own. It is only through Christ we can overcome sin and attain our prize of everlasting life.