“So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand. For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being, but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin. There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.” (Romans 7:21-8:2)
Believers are poised on the knife edge of saint and sinner.
We tend to err on one side or the other. We focus on our sin and bemoan our lack of progress. Or we focus on our imputed righteousness from Jesus and overlook the sin tendency that remains.
Lord, only You can make our steps sure on this narrowest of paths. We ask You to renew our minds in your truth. We rejoice in your gift of right standing with You and we continually ask for more of your Holy Spirit’s sanctifying work.
The Lord bless you and keep you all your days.