The enemy is always trying to move us off that place of confidence before the Lord. He does it by accusing us! He works day and night throwing accusations at us trying to convince us that our identity is wrapped up in our failures and that we are not worthy to come before the Lord. In 20 years of ministry and 35 years of walking with the Lord, I can truly say that the number one thing that keeps us from going boldly before the throne is condemnation, which is expressed through guilt and shame. You see, it’s not our sins we commit, rather it’s the way we feel about ourselves after we blow it. The rejection we feel is the very essence of condemnation and guilt. Sometimes we just walk around feeling those emotions and don’t even know what we did. We must recognize that it’s the voice of the enemy throwing at us lie after lie about our identity! He is causing us to see ourselves through the grid of our failures, and not through our true identity, which is the righteousness of Christ.
We all love this scripture: Romans 8:1-2 ‘There is therefore (consequently) now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of Spirit of life in Christ has set you free from the law of sin and death. Therefore, He uses the truth of the word because no condemnation is a result of what Jesus did for us at the cross!! You can boldly come to Jesus with no fear of rejection-ever! You can come to Him for help. You can be honest with Him!! He will never condemn you.
It’s so cool He chose this word Condemnation which literally means the expression of disapproval. He doesn’t even LOOK at us with disapproval.-ever! When we look at Him, we are met by a tender compassionate gaze full of mercy and acceptance. It’s in that gaze that we are transformed. The woman at the well did not clean herself up before drinking from the living water. Actually, it was quite the opposite. In His heart to embrace her right where she lived, she was transformed forever. She willingly walked away from all her past life destroying the power of sin!! The enemy knows if we ever catch the awesome revelation of how loved and accepted we are, we will be a mighty force spreading revival all across this earth!!