I have addressed this subject here before, but I would like to add this from Jerry Savelle's website devotional from today:
No More Condemnation
Therefore, [there is] now no condemnation (no adjudging guilty of wrong) for those who are in Christ Jesus, who live [and] walk not after the dictates of the flesh, but after the dictates of the Spirit. (Romans 8:1 AMP)
Guilt and condemnation are two of the primary weapons the devil uses in an attempt to drive a wedge between you and God so that he can separate you from the love of God.
Any time you feel bad about yourself and you cannot sense God’s presence, it may be that you have allowed condemnation into your heart. The devil is a liar who will say things like “you are such a failure … God will never forgive you for what you did … you deserve just what you got … you’ll never amount to anything.”
Those who live under this kind of guilt and condemnation will often cease to trust in the blood of Jesus as the only means to come to God and receive His love, His grace, and His acceptance. Their relationship with the Father is vulnerable to being reduced to one based partly on works instead of wholly on grace.
If you allow it, condemnation will cause you to focus on your failures. It will rob you of your confidence before God, making Him seem distant and cold. Tell the devil you will no longer accept his lies and condemnation. Choose instead to meditate on the grace of God and how loved and valuable you are to Him. Then rest in His grace, knowing that nothing will be able to separate you from the love of Christ.
Confession: I thank You, Father, than neither guilt nor condemnation can separate me from the love of Christ. I let go of all the lies of the enemy and choose now to draw near to You, to receive your love, your grace, and your mercy.
I also want to remind you that the actual text says ONLY this:Therefore, [there is] now no condemnation (no adjudging guilty of wrong) for those who are in Christ Jesus
The rest was added by the translators to try to make things more clear! Instead, they have caused many people to condemn themselves every time they sin. There is NO condemnation for a born again believer! We are FREE! Completely and forever, from condemnation! When we "walk after the Spirit" we will be in closer fellowship with Him, but NOTHING can EVER again keep us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 8:38-39)! 1 John 1:9 was given to every born again believer to help us to NOT receive condemnation from the enemy! Be a DOER of that verse and refuse to ever be put back in bondage again! AMEN! Here is Hillsong with an older song about FREEDOM called "Free":
Shalom in Him!
