The Vine

I was in a chat room this week where scripture was being taught and someone came in saying we do not have to obey the law anymore. I decided to engage this person and inquire as to why. They responded that the Law is no longer written on stone tablets, but on his heart.

I said that is awesome! I know exactly what he means as I now have the law of gravity written on my heart and I now float 18 inches off the ground. I no longer am under the bondage of gravity and am free to defy it. I must admit though, that it kinda feels like I am still walking on the ground, but maybe soon it won’t.

Then I said that I also put the traffic laws on my heart and now drive at 125 mph. The police seem to not understand the bible and keep giving me tickets. Can you imagine? We will have to keep the police in prayer as they just don’t understand the law like we do.

And just the other day, I was doing my taxes and then decided I would just give it to the Lord and He wrote the tax laws on my heart too. Yeah…now I don’t have to pay taxes. Hmm, that one I kinda like?!? Uh hold on….the IRS is at the door, let me see what they could possibly want.

So what does it mean to be “Free In Jesus”? What makes us free anyway?

This nation has more laws on the books than any Nation in the world and is called the “Freest Country In The World”  at least for a little longer anyway.

You obey its laws and you are free to be anything you want. You disobey its laws and you go to jail and you lose your freedom. Yet while living in freedom by being a law abiding citizen in this country we somehow think that obeying God is bondage.

So in the same way that writing the Tax, Gravitational, and Traffic Laws on my heart do not relieve me from it’s observance or effects, either does writing God’s Laws on my heart relieve me from obeying Him! It is no wonder the body of Christ is sick, broke and split….we don’t obey Him. He PROMISES us His blessings will overtake those who obey Him….In the same breath He says that curses will follow those who disobey Him.

Besides, the whole logic is nuts. If you write something on your heart, you are making it part of you. My coveneant to my wife is written on my heart! Does she need to worry if we lose the piece of paper that says we are committed to each other? No, it is written on my heart. I gave her my heart. Yeshua wants your heart too! He said if you love me, keep my commandments! So write them on you heart and show your love for Him through your obedience! He will in return bless you!

Shalom,
Victor

p.s. By the way…The person left the room. What about you?

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