Daily Delight

Holiness matters, sweet sister. Believers are given joy to obey! God's grace gives us right standing before God and that grace leads to obedience and transforms our hearts. Theologians call this process Sanctification.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀We are called out of our sin and into holiness. Ephesians 4:25-32 tells us that we are called to be imitators of God, to forgive, walk in love, excursive wisdom and discernment and to expose sin. It tells us that fruits of the spirit are kindness, gentleness, and love.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Did you catch the one that says as followers of Jesus we are supposed to expose our sin and turn away from it? Matthew tells us that you can not serve two masters. (Matthew 6:24)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀So how do we kill sin?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀1) Confess. Sin always grows best in the dark. (1 John 1:9, James 5:16)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀2) Repent. As John Owen once said, "Be killing sin or it will be killing you". Part of repentance means we are going to have to make changes. (Acts 3:19, 2 Peter 3:9)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀3) Believe. Read Romans 8:9-11. If you are in Christ, you have all that you need to move on from that sin.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀4) Patience. Philippians 1:6 says, "And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ."5) Community: We need others to encourage us, to lovingly point out our sin and to walk alongside us! (Psalm 133:1, Romans 12:4-5)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀The love of Christ will have to be the spring from which your holiness flows. This is the only way to have lasting obedience and true transformation. God, in Christ, loves you. He forgives you and is committed to working in and through you. Press on in your Sanctification, sweet sister in Christ. Do not lose heart. (2 Corinthians 4:16-18) He who began a good work in you will surely carry it through to completion! (Philippians 1:6)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

About the Author

Caroline Medlin

Caroline is a 22 year old who is currently wrapping up her undergrad degree in Public Relations and Graphic Design.  Originally from Atlanta, GA, she currently lives in a suburb of Nashville, Tennessee. She firmly believes that we grow by beholding the glory of Jesus through studying His Word and is deeply passionate about seeing women grow deeper in their love for the Lord by teaching them to grow deeper in their knowledge of God.

Caroline loves intentional conversations, studying theology, being barefoot and anything on the water. In her free time you can find her with watercolors, an old book or hiking mountains with her Australian Shepherd, Jack, fondly named after Laura Ingall Wilder's dog.

Ephesians 2:13  and Isaiah 53:5 have become two verses she goes back to often in he walk with the Lord. They sum up the beauty of the Gospel and is a faithful reminder of who I am in Christ because of the cross! Isaiah 53:5, "But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed." Ephesians 2:13, "But now in Christ Jesus you who were once far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ."

You can find her on Instagram here and check out her blog, The Grace Scripts here.