Acts 22:16
“And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized and wash your sins away, calling on His name.”
Yesterday I publicly proclaimed a covenant with my savior who I am so deeply in love with. I dunked my old self into a literal tub of full of water and came out a new creation. Jesus you’re so beautiful! Yesterday was a day of victory. Of committing to a forever YES to the Lord.
I accidentally wore my pink slides to worship room after getting baptized. If you know me you know that those babies are HOUSE SHOES and never leave my room lol. But there I was wearing them in public. During worship I took them off. Barefoot in the dirt. I worshipped with every ounce of being in me. Dancing, jumping, screaming for joy. What an honor it is to be created to worship our creator. I knelt at the feet of the King. I felt utter and wholesome freedom in my soul.
“Take off your shoes, you’re on Holy ground” I was standing in the Lord’s presence on Holy ground. The death of Jesus on the cross is the sole reason I was able to stand in the complete presence of the Lord, barefoot in the dirt on His holy ground. Jesus on the cross shows how worthy I am, how worthy YOU are.
Galatians 3:27
“For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ”
We (as humans) are a spirit, soul, and body (1 Thessalonians 5:23). Our bodies consist of Soma (earth suit, physical body) and Sarx (the flesh, fallen nature). Your soul is your mind, personality, passions, what makes you, you. And finally our spirit is born again nature, the Holy Spirit/God himself alive in us.
My soul was chained to Sarx, I was dragging it around with me. I thought I would never be free of sin. In Romans 6:3-14 it clearly states that when you put your faith in Jesus you are BOUND to the spirit of God. You are no longer chained to Sarx, in fact, the Lord completely see’s Himself (the spirit) when He views you. I get to wake up every morning and clothe myself in Christ.
So as people in love with Jesus, why do we call ourselves sinners? Why do we put what we say about ourselves over who the Lord calls us and sees us as? It is prideful to call yourself a sinner! The Lord sets us free! He is unchanging, this freedom is FOREVER. Even though I don’t feel worthy, I am worthy. Even though I don’t feel righteous, I am righteous. Even though I don’t feel forgiven, I am forgiven!
Thank you Jesus for making me holy in your sight.
Thank you Jesus for calling me beloved, for calling me daughter.
Thank you Jesus for the ability to worship you barefoot, on Holy ground.
Jesus Loves You!
Love, viv<3
