Facing Jesus with a culpable heart!

“For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.” Romans 6:14

If you want the presence of God in your life you must come to Him with a culpable heart. 

Culpability is the word of God for today. It means facing Jesus with a sense of guilt and remorse over your actions. It is understanding you are at fault with God.

Your sinful condition will never go away as long as you are on the face of the earth. 

Culpability can only be taken away by the blood of Jesus. There is no other way. 

You and I must be covered with the blood of Jesus everyday of our life. There is no free pass for a Christ follower. 

What happens is we pray God will give us the restraint to avoid a specific sin and then we go ahead and repeat the same sin over and again. We have no discipline or inner strength to help us avoid this habitual sin.

This happens because we have a genetic disposition to commit this behavior. It is ingrained in the depth of our soul and personality. So we do what we don’t want to do time and again.

This can be an addiction or another form of compulsive behavior. Or, you can just be living for self.

In essence, you are satisfying the desires of the flesh and have no power to correct this condition. 

The solution to overcoming this habitual condition begins with God. 

The first step is prayer asking Jesus to forgive you and cover you with His blood. 

Next, you must invite the Holy Spirit to have authority over your life and specifically your grievous sin. 

The Holy Spirit is the life of Christ and He lives inside you. He can break the power of any sin and set you free. 

It takes a lifetime to deal with your impoverished inner condition. Be patient and trust God.

The good news is your sin will gradually be taken away and you will have the freedom to live in fullness with God.