Broken Boundaries
“I have been crucified with Christ: and I myself no longer live, but Christ lives in me. And the real life I now have within this body is a result of my trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Galatians 2:20
To live a life that has been crucified requires that we establish and maintain boundaries. Therefore, I must at any cost not permit the cares, pleasures and lifestyles of this world to persuade me to permit my God given boundaries to become broken. Today, we are witnessing the effects of “broken boundaries” in our homes, our government…and what’s even worst, within the body of Christ. The body of Christ as a whole has the power to totally uproot and overthrow every diabolical decision that our government attempts to impose upon us. However, because we have permitted so many boundaries to become broken; the Holy Spirit who resides within us is no longer living through us.
We must at all times remain cognizant of the fact that the boundaries which God has established for our lives must remain intact. Sadly to say; far too many of us have permitted ungodly perimeters to guard our spirit, soul and body. We have gradually, inch by inch removed the “ancient landmarks”. Therefore, as a result of these broken boundaries; the body of Christ as a whole has loss her stamina, power, authority and respect. Now… there are groups here and there who are attempting to make an impact. However, when you consider the amount of people who profess to be Christians (and who have claimed to have surrendered their lives to the Lord); and compare it to the influence that we are exhibiting in major decisions; it is evident that we have too many broken boundaries.
I can remember in times past when the “real” Saints didn’t participate in various games of chance; now you have houses of worship sponsoring trips to the casinos….. Broken boundaries. Previously, Saints didn’t watch various programs on the television; now you can hear and see them enjoying to dialect about some of these programs which are nothing short of night time soap operas!…… Broken boundaries. We have also broken the boundaries when considering what we permit our spiritual diets to contain. Most spiritual diets today aren’t composed of enough spiritual nutrition to sustain a newborn Saint…..Broken boundaries.
Let’s become more focused on allowing the Holy Spirit who dwells within us to truly live through us. This means taking a non-compromising stand for everything that God opposes….regardless! This means no negotiating or “plea bargaining” when it comes to what we do, where we go, what we eat, what we say, what we wear; our giving and our living; our dispositions and our attitudes.
So… because we have been crucified with Christ, trust God! Allow the life that we now live, to truly be an example of a living sacrifice….. of a lifestyle that exemplifies the power, and the authority of the Holy Spirit who inhabits our spiritman. The world needs what we have…and who we have. Therefore we must, at any cost, refuse to permit our boundaries to remain broken!
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