No More Condemnation
“There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” — Romans 8:1
A heart burdened with condemnation cannot truly sing. It carries the weight of unresolved guilt, an unshakable sense of unworthiness that stifles joy and silences praise. As E. Stanley Jones observed, many hold onto a creed that declares freedom from condemnation, yet they fail to experience that freedom because they do not truly appropriate it. They acknowledge the truth but live as though it has no real power in their lives.
It is possible to cling to promises without stepping into them, like a person standing at the doorway of a banquet hall, holding an invitation yet refusing to enter and partake. They remain hungry, not because the feast is lacking, but because they have not moved beyond mere agreement into active participation.
The good news is that Christ is not a broken deity in need of repair. He is whole, sufficient, unshakable—yesterday, today, and forever. He does not merely offer a way out of condemnation; He is the way out. The cross did not make forgiveness a possibility—it made it a reality. When He declared, “It is finished,” He was not leaving room for our lingering doubts or self-imposed penance. The verdict was rendered: free, cleansed, righteous in Him.
To live in condemnation when Christ has already borne it all is not humility; it is unbelief. We do not need to repair what He has made whole. We do not need to search for a new way when He has already become the Way. The call today is not to strive, but to step forward in faith—to live as those who truly believe that there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Prayer of Confidence
Father, we rejoice in the perfect, finished work of Christ. No condemnation remains for those in Him, and we embrace that truth fully. Our song rises, not from our own efforts to be worthy, but from the freedom You have already given us. In Christ, we stand whole, forgiven, and unshakably loved. Today, we walk in that freedom, lifting our heads in confidence, for we are Yours. Amen.
Final Thought: Stop repairing what Christ has already made new. Walk boldly in the freedom He has given you.
Credit: Insights from In Christ by E. Stanley Jones.
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