Going Through The Motions
Romans 8:31-37
31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth.
34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
I have entitled this today: “Going Through The Motions”
Verse 31 starts out by saying: What shall we then say to these things?
This refers to the suffering presently endured, look at Romans 8:17-18.
Romans 8:17-18
17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
We might have present time sufferings, but there will be glory revealed in us.
If God be for us, who can be against us?
If God is for me, then it does not matter who is against me, God will help me in all my battles.
When we talk about suffering, think about the pain that God must have been feeling when He spared not His own son, but delivered Him up for all of us.
The price for all things was paid at the Cross through Jesus Christ.
We can have all things that pertain to life and Godliness, which Jesus paid at the Cross, providing that our faith is ever in Christ and the Cross.
2 Peter 1:3-7
3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
Romans 8:33
33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth
What this means is who shall pronounce those guilty who God pronounces righteous, it is God who justifies.
It is God who sets the rules for justification not man.
Romans 8:34
34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
No man has the right to condemn God’s plan. If one condemns a believer who is trusting Christ solely for justification and sanctification, he then is condemning Christ and His death at the Cross.
The Resurrection ratified the fact that Jesus was the perfect sacrifice, and that God accepted Him as such.
When I am going through a hard time or maybe even the trial of my life, Jesus makes intercession for me.
Look at Romans 8:35
35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
There is no one who can separate me from the love that Christ has for me, He will never walk away from me, even though I could choose to walk away from Him.
Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
The problem, with a lot of people, is when situations arise against their lives, all they do is go through the motions of Christianity.
I have entitled this today: “Going Through The Motions”
Dream 1-28-08
I dreamed that we were sitting at the church and a person walked up to me and asked me if I remembered when they were sleep walking and I woke them up.
Interpretation
Sleep walking, in this case, means going through the motions.
Today, are you going through the motions of Christianity?
We go to church and we walk out our lives but it is out of habit.
We need to be woken up and get a hold of Christ in a deeper Revelation.
Sometimes we will go through the motions of Christianity, and when we go through the fire, we have no substance in our walks. We get depressed and oppressed and then we feel like we are sinking.
People, it is time that we be awakened out of our sleep and become the warriors that we are supposed to be.
Romans 8:26-28
26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
God knows where we are at today, and He will give us strength to stand in no matter what the situation is.
If we are baptized in the Holy Spirit, maybe its time to start praying in our prayer language.
And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
God knows everything about us that there is to know, and He knows that with His help, we will persevere in all the situations that arise against us.
If God be for us, who can be against us?
Who can separate us from His mighty hand?
No matter what I go through, no matter what happens in my life, it does not matter how much hurt that I am going through, if I believe what the Word says then according to Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
You are called to His purpose!
Look at Romans 8:30
Ro 8:30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
Paul said: Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
Are you going through the motions today?
Maybe it is time to wake up and let God work all of your situations out that you are going through.
Joe 3:9 Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:
Wake up mighty men and women, and prepare for the battles that will come your way.
Ro 13:11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
1Co 11:30 For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.
1Th 5:6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
Are you going through the motions today? Maybe you are sleep walking and you need awakened out of your sleep.
Wake up mighty men and women and prepare for the battles that will come your way.
You can and you will overcome the situations that you are going through.
You will be victorious through Christ Jesus.
Romans 8: 31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
Romans 8:37-39
Ro 8:37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
No matter what happens in our lives, we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
No one and no principality that would come against me will ever separate me from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Church, awaken and be the warriors God has called you to be.
Stop just going through the motions and get serious for God because He is serious for you.
Run your race with diligence and with Faith increase in the race that you are running.
Php 4:11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
12 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Paul knew what it was to depend on God, and through it all, He stayed awake in the situations that came against him.
He knew that he could do all things through Christ which strengtheneth him.
Closing
Joe 3:9 Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:
Are you going through the motions today? Wake up and prepare for battle.
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