Ephesians 1:7
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace.
Have you ever got up in the morning and said, “Today, I will not sin.” When you do this, you are no longer Christ-conscious but sin-conscious, even though you have not sinned yet. Have you also tried confessing every sin? I have! Whenever I sinned I would ask God to forgive me for that sin The problem with that is that when you fall into sin, God wants you to be Christ-conscious. This means that when you have missed the mark, God wants you to be conscious that in Christ, you have forgiveness of sins through His blood. God wants you to be conscious that Christ was wounded and bruised for your sins, and that the chastisement for your peace was upon Him. (Isaiah 53:5) When you are Christ-conscious, you will have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 5:1) You will know that you are the righteousness of God in Christ because He who knew no sin was made sin for you. (2 Corinthians 5:21) He took your sin and now you have His righteousness.
So when you fall, don’t be conscious of your failure and feel bad or condemned. Instead, be conscious of who you are in Christ, pick yourself up, dust yourself off and continue your walk with God!
