Good morning. And so God forgave us all of our transgressions – having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us and which were hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. (He paid a debt He did not owe). It's like we signed a contract on a mansion, but we can't pay for it. When Jesus died on the cross, everything was paid for. When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities, He made a public display of them, having triumphed over them through Him. It is the idea of in ancient days where the conquering hero led the captives of the opposing army chained while going through the streets of his hometown, with people jeering at the prisoners. And then something you run across occasionally in the body of Christ: Let no one keep defrauding you of your prize by delighting in self-abasement and the worship of the angels, taking his stand on visions he has seen, inflated without cause by his fleshly mind. I have heard of a group that tried to go back to the Old Testament ways of eating or not eating certain foods. You probably remember a certain person not long ago preaching in Lakeland. I did not go to any of the meetings, but I heard some people talking at church where I used to attend who did go to the meetings. They were talking about seeing angels. While that does happen at times, it is rare and we do not lift them up – we lift up Jesus. They do not hold fast to the head, from whom the entire body, being supplied and held together by the joints and ligaments, grows with a growth which is from God. When you take your eyes off of Jesus, the head, and put them on yourself or on things that happen in meetings, you are doomed to failure. Father thank You that You nailed our certificate of debt to the cross. You set us free from the power of sin and death. The reader holds fast to the head, Jesus.

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