God's expectation is to join you in a life of joy and freedom, not rules and religion. When God looks at you, all He sees is His Son, Jesus. His gift to you is a covenant relationship, and He was never worried about your performance.
Religion constantly reminds us of the rules. It tells us that our performance is more important than our relationship. It’s little wonder how we get stuck so easily by TRYING to do right things, but never measuring up.
Join me in this episode, as we discuss:
+ Why religion won’t allow you to love others...
+ How God’s gift of righteousness is built on RELATIONSHIP...
+ What Jesus REALLY meant when he said, “It is finished”...
+ How to identify legalistic thinking and walk in GRACE.
This devotional comes from Letter #7 in The Nature of Freedom (2017 edition.)
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