I Am Creating My Reality!

He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 1 John 3:8 

What does this mean for the believer?  We have all failed and sinned, does this mean we are of the devil?  Many of us sin unintentionally, just because we do not know better.  Does that mean that we are of the devil?

In the original Greek, we can gain insight to what this means to the believer. This verse, in the Greek is referring to continuing to sin, to practice sin continually.  

This means that we are not to continually purpose in sinning.  We are to live a life purposed to pleasing God and living according to His Word.  It is acting like God's Word is true.  

The remainder of the verse reads, "For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil."  

It was through His death, the death of Jesus Christ, that we are given the power to destroy the works of the devil.  We have the name of Jesus and in His death and rise, He freed us from the Law of Sin and Death, taking us out of bondage to the devil, and moving us into the Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus as children of God.  

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. Romans 8:2

We are free to choose death or life, cursing or blessing.  

...I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live.  Deuteronomy 30:19

Jesus defeated the devil.  The power to live the life God has intended us to live is in our hands, in our choices we make every day.  We choose blessing or cursing in every decision we make.  We choose life or death in every choice we choose every day.  

Does this mean we will live a life without troubles?  No, what it means is that we will be living a life prepared for and in Christ ready for any mountain or situation that my come up in our lives, to quickly demolish it and come out on top!  

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.  Romans 8:28

It is in this life of KNOWING the TRUTH that we are free, and able to live a life in which, NO weapon formed against us can prosper!