Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered outside the gate. Therefore, let us go forth to him outside the camp, bearing his reproach. For we have no continuing city here, but we seek one to come.
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The apostle James wrote, "If a man knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin." We may not be able to do some things, as I said in yesterday's TFT, but there is plenty that we can do. And if we can do something that is good in God's sight, then we must do it; otherwise, we have sinned.
We can pray; we can have faith; we can do good to others, even if others do evil to us; we can speak the truth in love; we can testify concerning the goodness of God; we can keep all of God's commandments every day.
Of all the things that we can do in Christ, none of it is difficult. John wrote, "His commandments are not grievous" because he knew that it is the nature of every person born of the Spirit of God to live a godly life. It does not strain a sanctified soul to live a sanctified life. God's commandments are not difficult to keep for a person who truly loves God.
When Jesus said, "My yoke is easy, and my burden is light", he was describing a righteous man's attitude toward God's commandments. And wise Solomon was right to say that "the way of the transgressor is hard." The world would have us think that living in sin is easy, and living a righteous life is hard, but the world has always been backward in its thoughts about God and always will be.
Just believe Jesus, and do what you can do.