Flight!
“For
the law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus has freed me from the law of Sin
and Death.”
Romans
8:2
How marvelous are the ways of God in
everything we see on earth. God sends
revelation though everything that He allows to occur in the earth. I am always fascinated when I travel by
airplane and observe what happens before, during, and after a flight. This humongous odd shaped piece of metal
sits on the tarmac loaded with systems, mechanics, people, luggage, and
sometimes only God knows what else is inside.
It just sits there until the pilots begin to interact with its systems
and mechanics.
When the plane is fully loaded with all
that it will carry including the people, the door is shut. The pilots rev up the engines and start the
wheels (that later disappear) rolling.
This begins a process called taxiing.
This huge chunk of metal begins moving along a prescribed and designated
runway.
When the plane reaches a designated
place and receives clearance, it seemingly stops the humming and bobbing that
brought it to this place and starts a new “noise” that sounds as if something
else is going to happen. And something else
does happen. The engines rev up with
loud ferocious noises and the previously slow moving wheels start a fierce and
fast path down the new runway. As the
noise increases you now feel a motion that you are not responsible for and
cannot control. You are suddenly lifting
from earth and rising into the clouds.
What a lift!
All of what I just described is simply
my observations of what happens when a plane takes flight. But far more is taking place within in the
plane, outside the plane, on the earth, in the clouds, and in the entire
atmosphere.
Here comes God in this scenario! I would like to compare two natural laws to
two spiritual laws. The natural laws
enable a plane to fly and the spiritual laws enable a Christian to live the
life of Christ.
The two natural laws are the law of gravity and the aerodynamic law of physics referred to as
“lift and drag”. The spiritual laws
are Sin and Death and the Spirit of Life
in Christ Jesus.
When we deal with the law of gravity we
understand that everything that goes up must come down. This law exists whether or not we believe in
it. If we throw anything up in the air,
it will eventually fall to the ground.
This is fixed and exists in the earth’s atmosphere. I will liken the law of gravity to the law of
sin and death referred to in Romans 8th chapter. Sin and death entered the world when Adam
disobeyed God in the Garden of Eden.
Every man since Adam was born under this curse of sin and death. It is a law in the universe in which we live. Sin exercises dominion over every one born
since Adam.
When we deal with the aerodynamic law of
physics referred to as “lift and drag” we understand that this law supersedes
the gravity law and allows an airplane to fly.
Jesus Christ came into the earth, died on the cross, and instituted
another law that gave liberty to all mankind.
I will liken this natural physics law of aerodynamics to the law
instituted by Jesus Christ. This is the
Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus also referred to in Romans 8th
Chapter.
Sin and death was brought into the earth
realm by Adam. Adam disobeyed God in the
Garden of Eden (Genesis Chapter 3).
After this incident, every man born is subject to the law of Sin and Death. Jesus Christ came to redeem man back to God
(Matthew Chapter 2). Acceptance of
Christ as Savior and Lord brings a person out from under the law of Sin and Death. The new law of life for the Believer is the
Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus (Romans Chapter 8).
The law of Sin and Death is in the earth
today. Everyone who does not receive
Jesus as Savior and Lord are operating under this law and all of its
effects. Some common manifestations of
the law of Sin and Death are: fear, rejection, jealousy, murder, arrogance,
deception, lying, oppression, anti-Christ, witchcraft, mental disease, greed,
hatred, and perversion. All of these
components are manifested in various degrees in the lives of unbelievers in the
world today. It is the condition of the
spirit of a man before he receives Jesus.
Operating under these conditions bring misery, pain, destruction, and
ultimately death of spirit, soul, and body.
This law does not prepare anyone to spend eternity with God.
On the other hand, the law of the Spirit
of Life in Christ Jesus frees us from the bondages imposed upon us by Adam!
(Let’s get this plane flying!). We
cannot deny that sin and death principles are in the earth, but there is a
HIGHER principle! It is the freedom from
sin and death bondage that Christ purchased on the cross.
When the airplane sits on the tarmac,
gravity (sin and death) reigns, but when aerodynamics (Spirit of Life in Christ
Jesus) kicks in gravity is superseded, overridden, blown away, overtaken, and
has no effect on a plane that is well equipped to fly!
What is necessary to live the life of Christ
is to first receive Him as Savior and Lord (Romans 10:9-10). Then begin to get to know Him through
saturation of His word in your spirit, soul, and body (2nd Timothy
2:15). Allow the Holy Spirit to become
the Guide, Comforter, and Paraclete (John 14:16) that Jesus said He would send
to help you live the God-Life. You are now governed by a new law. It is the law of the Spirit of Life in Christ
Jesus. The Sin and Death law must never
be allowed to reign in the life of a Believer because a higher law is available
upon implementation!
Yes, the power of Satan was defamed by
the Son of God, Jesus Christ. Man no
longer has to live under the curse of sin and death. We now are privileged sons of the Most High
God through Jesus Christ (1st John 3:1). Don’t allow sin and death to govern your
life. Allow Jesus Christ to rule and
reign in you with joy, peace, love, gentleness, goodness, temperance,
longsuffering, faith, and meekness.
Let us now roll down the tarmac of life
and take off straight into Eternity!
