"Lives Unbroken"

"I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD: and thy law is my delight." (Psalms 119:174)

  No matter what you might think about the hardship and misery of this current life, the hope we have within us is nothing about the life here on this earth; it is the life in heaven that gives us lasting hope, hope that cannot be squashed or conquered by anything this world can dish out or put upon us. This is the catalyst for the "delight" David is talking about having in the law of the LORD, because the law of the LORD is what promises true salvation. Not keeping the law, but delighting in the law; there is such an amazing difference! I know by now how hard it is to keep the law; it is impossible to keep it, but delighting in it, that is where we find the peace that passes all natural understanding. Don't be fooled by those that try and convince you that the law no longer matters, because God does not change His stand on our condition of being righteous and holy. No way, No how! Jesus Christ has made us holy and righteous by taking our place; the perfect sacrifice that satisfied all the requirements of the law; but the perfect law still remains, it is just satisfied and complete in Christ. This is what is meant by "Lives Unbroken." If there is one thing that we need to pay close attention to, it is the fact that our righteousness is established in Christ! As soon as we start counting on ourselves for any form of righteousness, we are going to be greatly disappointed by the result, and any possible hope in salvation is going to be challenged by our performance. When Paul talks about this principle, he uses the term, "slave," as the worldly illustration, saying, "I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness and holiness." (Romans 6:19) The point of what Paul is getting across involves us becoming slaves to God! We were once slaves to sin; trapped under the bondage of sin, sin ruled us and prevented us from becoming holy and righteous; but Jesus, by His blood, purchased us and now we are slaves of God, under the bondage of righteousness and holiness, of which is provided to us by the obedience of Christ. Can you see why I said that the perfect law provides the peace that passes all natural understanding? If you can picture what Paul is trying to say, slaves no not need to provide the wealth and provisions of their masters, they get to live in and under the what the Master owns...

"For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death. But now being made free from sin, and become servants of God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." (Romans 6:20-23)