Do Not! Do Not!

6-16-11


Daily Devotions


Do Not! Do Not!
(Religion)


20 Since you died with Christ to the elemental spiritual forces of this world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its rules: 21 “Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”? 22 These rules, which have to do with things that are all destined to perish with use, are based on merely human commands and teachings. 23 Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-imposed worship, their false humility and their harsh treatment of the body, but they lack any value in restraining sensual indulgence.(Col. 2:20-23)


This sounds to me a lot like religion. Do not drink alcohol, do not drink caffeine, do not do this, do not do that. Yes, it sound like religion. God has made us alive with him becuase of our relationship with him. Victory is ours because of the grace that God has given us because of his love for us. It is by faith that we have been saved, not by the following of useless rules and doctrines.


I will remember to always check what I hear by what the bible says. Therefore I will read, and hear, and know what the bibles says is truth. It is truth that has set me free. I am not freee by my own will through my obedience to religious doctrine. It is faith in the grace that God has given me by the sacrifice of his Son Jesus Christ.

Holy Father in heaven. Please bless me with discernment, to be able to seperate truth from what sounds like truth. Please teach me, and help me to understand your laws, character,and your nature. Thank you Lord, Amen.