When the first humans disobeyed God, they alienated themselves from God and were no longer complete as God intended. Having the knowledge of good and evil causes humans to focus on whatever their senses dictate. For instance, when we only focus on staying clean and sober we are less likely to stay clean and sober. The knowledge and wisdom that leads to recovery and a meaningful, purposeful life comes from focusing on God first and then on His gift of recovery to us.
We need to widen our focus from trying to do what is right to include focusing on the God who gives us the wisdom and power to do so. Jesus died as a human to reconcile us with God and through His obedience, restored us to completeness in God.
Through prayer and meditation, we can improve our conscious contact with God, and receive the knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry it out. This is the focused way to overcome those things that would keep us in bondage to our former life.
God’s children cannot keep on being sinful. His life-giving power lives in them and makes them his children, so that they cannot keep on sinning. (1 John 3:9 CEV)
You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins. (Colossians 2:13 NLT)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Thank You for Jesus who made me complete in You. I am forever grateful that as I stand in Your presence in Christ, I am pure and holy in Your sight. Amen
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