The Damage of Condemnation

There’s more to condemnation than feeling bad about wrongdoing. Condemnation has power – real destructive power; hence the reason why the Devil has made a fulltime profession out of it.

The major result of Condemnation is a guilty conscience and a feeling of unworthiness. Condemnation always leads to self-introspection and self-judgment; and once it has set in, there’s no limit to what damage it can do. Condemnation can clamp an eagle of a Christian down for years and hinder a  glorious destiny from blossoming.

With Condemnation, you’re always feeling terrible over one thing or the other. You feel

•      guilty for not praying at all,
•      guilty for not praying enough,
•      guilty for spending days without opening your Bible,
•      guilty for reading only the Psalms,
•      guilty over not being able to provide for your family,
•      guilty over the little time you spend with your children because of your job,
•      guilty for not evangelising,
•      guilty for winning just one soul,
•      Etc.

As you must have observed, Condemnation will come regardless of what you do – good or bad. That condemning and accusing voice must be stopped in your life because it’s stopping you from reaching your full potential in Christ.

Condemnation makes you stay away from your source – God Himself. This is how to distinguish the spirit of condemnation from the Holy Spirit. Whatever you may have done, staying away (physically or mentally) from God and His people is NOT the solution, and will more than likely cause even more damage.

Let the story of the Prodigal Son remind you that God’s not saddened, angry or disappointed in you (it’s impossible to ‘disappoint’ an omniscient Being in the first place); beyond your faults, he wants you in His arms. Run to Him today; your glorious destiny awaits fulfilment in Him.

AMEN.

More Blessings await you today; you’ll not miss them in Jesus’ Name.
GREG ELKAN