Confident assurance.

Scripture:  Leviticus 26:13 “ I am the Lord your God , who brought you out of the land of Egypt so you would no longer be their slaves.  I broke the yoke of slavery so you can walk with your heads held high”

 

Observation:  Isn’t this what Christ has done for us?  He has broken the yoke of slavery from sin & death so that those who have put their trust in Him can walk with heads held high.  Free from condemnation.  Free from guilt & shame  – and loved and accepted by Almighty God beyond anything that can be known in  human relationships, no matter how good those relationships may be!!  The believer can indeed walk with head held high.  Not in arrogance or pride, but facing the world in confident assurance that what Christ has gained for us cannot be taken away.  And such confidence should enable the believer to look others in the eye with the love that Christ Himself has given to us.

 

Application:  I am loved.  I am accepted.  I am free from condemnation, from guilt & shame.  I can face the world with my head held high.  I should have no sense of being ashamed of my faith nor my Lord.  If I am walking In Christ with my head held high it is so that I can greet the world and share His love with confidence.  Unafraid of and undeterred by the (sometimes) negative responses the world may  have.  For my assurance is that my God has broken the yoke for me.

 

Prayer:  Dear Heavenly Father, thankyou that You broke the yoke of my slavery to sin & death.  Thankyou that I can walk with my head held high – not to lord it over others, but that I might have the confidence to share You with others.  May I always walk with that confidence no matter what I am going through.  You are the One In whom I can always have confidence.  In Jesus’ name

 

Amen.