Jesus said, Go, and sin no more. He released her from her

sin, and He is still releasing people from their sin today. He does

not condone sin, but He has compassion on and forgives sinners.

He releases people from their guilt and condemnation.

 

But religion does not release you from guilt and condemnation.

Religion has to make you feel guilty in order to survive,

because religion is a parasite that thrives on your guilt. As long

as you’re guilty, you’re caught in religion’s trap. You’ll go

through all the rituals and try to keep all the laws, and when you

can’t do it, you’ll be even more guilty and condemned. It’s a

vicious cycle that only Jesus can break.

 

When you’re released from your guilt and sin by receiving

Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you’re free from religion’s control.

The power of God is not only working on the inside of you, but

works through you. You can cast out devils, heal the sick, and

raise the dead just like Jesus did! Religion does not want you to

do that.

 

That’s why Jesus was a total oddity to the religious world.

He came in total opposition to the religious system of the day and

wreaked havoc. The religious people were the ones who put Him

on the cross. They were the ones who said, “We’ve got to get rid

of Him.” Jesus had a power they did not understand — the power

of unconditional love which sets men and women free and allows

them to know God personally, for themselves. But religion says,

“Do what we say and we’ll tell you what God says.”

 

The history of Jesus is greater than any James Bond 007

movie. Jesus the God/Man came to the earth and took on human

flesh for the purpose of paying the price and becoming the eternal

sacrifice for man’s sin. God-and-man-in-one did it, so that all we

have to do is say, “I believe!” and salvation becomes ours.

 

Jesus speaks to me. His body speaks to me of the fact that

He is a human being and understands everything I’m going

through. (See Hebrews 2:17,18.) The beatings He endured speak

to me that by His stripes He bore my sicknesses and carried my

diseases. His blood shed on the cross speaks to me that He washed

away my sin. (See Isaiah 53:5.) And His resurrection speaks to me

that because He lives, I can also live — really live! I’m talking

about eternal life! I’m talking about everlasting life! (See

Galatians 2:20.)

 

We know that Jesus could have walked away at any time.

Even on the cross, He could have called thousands of angels to

help Him. (See Matthew 26:53.) But He gladly laid His life

down for us. Heaven’s court of justice was waiting to be satisfied,

the price for sin had to be paid, and Jesus did it — for you and me.

Who is Jesus?

 

He is the God/Man who paid the price for our sin so that

we could know God and be set free from sin and all religious

bondage. Hallelujah!

And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee,

wherein thy great strength lieth and wherewith thou

mightest be bound to afflict thee.

 

And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven

green withs that were never dried, then shall I be

weak, and be as another man.

Judges 16:6, 7

 

He knew that they could bind him with whatever

they wanted to and they weren’t going to hold him down.

But in the back of his mind he’s thinking, The last time

they bound me, I snapped those cords and took a jawbone

of a donkey and killed a thousand of them. Let’s just play

around with this. They can tie me up again. I’ll just tease

these people a little while, mock them. They think they’re

going to play with me. I’m the great Samson. I’m

indestructible.

 

Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her

seven green withs which had not been dried, and she

bound him with them.

 

Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with

her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The

Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs,

as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So

his strength was not known.

 

And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast

mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee,

wherewith thou mightest be bound.

Judges 16:8-10

 

The devil will come at you constantly and he will

try to find the key to the anointing on your life. Now

remember, twice before, Delilah’s plan had failed.

 

Playing on the Cliff of Your Life

 

But Samson is going to play again. He’s going to

make up some funny story and mock them again. You’d

think he would be wise and say, “No, I’m on the edge of

the cliff about to fall off. I need to be cautious here. I

need to leave this woman. I need to leave this company

and go and do what God has called me to do and stop

messing around here in the camp of the world.”

 

But it seemed good to him to have fun. You see,

people have this idea that they can carry on in the world.

They think they can carry on with ungodly relationships

and ungodly acquaintances and it’s fine. They say, “It’s

not having an affect in my life.”

 

It might not have an affect on you now. But two

or three years from today what type of person are you

going to be? It might not show an affect in your life right

now. But five years from now, where will you be?

 

Will you be more on fire for God five years from

now? If you are less on fire for God than you were five

years ago, then you need to change what you’ve been

doing for the last five years and get to the place where

you can stay on fire for God, full of the Holy Ghost, and

walking in the Spirit.

 

And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with a

new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak,

and be as another man.

 

Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him

therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon

thee, Samson. And there were liers in wait abiding in

the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like

a thread.

Judges 16:11,12