The Alpha of the Handwriting Against Us

UV 3049/10000 The Alpha of the Handwriting Against Us
Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
Colossians 2 v 14
The written law which is the commandments of the Lord stand as ordinances against us to the extent we have not carried these out in letter and spirit. Based on the law of God, we are weighed and found wanting. Our days are numbered. Our ranks are divided as indicated by the writing on the wall done by the hand of God to forewarn the king of Babylon of his own impending end. But thanks be to Jesus who by His shed blood blotted out our transgressions, our curses, our failings, our shortcomings. These charges that stand against every human born are nailed to His cross and the penalty paid in full, not in part. We stand restored by faith and grace and the incredible love of the Lord to the glory of God as children dearly loved by the Lord. We walk no longer in the shadow of eternal death or separation from the Lord. We walk no longer in hamartia or failure but in fulfilment of His call upon our lives. The handwriting of the law against us has been cancelled irrevocably and for all time to come.

The recognition of this truth should fill us with joy, with gratitude, with grace. We have been set free from our chains and shackles and the threat of the same. We have absolute freedom in the Lord along with a a sense of responsibility to conduct ourselves as children of the Most High God. What we speak and think and pray are virtually ordinances of the Lord. He has given us authority in heaven and earth as His redeemed children even as the prodigal son’s father gave him a new set of royal clothes, shoes to travel to places he sends him to advance His business, a signet ring to sign on His behalf. We are now weighed and found not wanting. Our days are not numbered but we live for eternity. We are united with all fellow believers around the world as brothers and sisters in faith.

The DNA of man is the handwriting of the Lord. Formerly, when we were in a state of sin, that handwriting went against us in many ways in terms of the propensity for disease, for malfunctioning. But, now the divine nature (dna) of Jesus begins to form in us. We no longer see things as we did before. We no longer think or act or speak as we did before. We are new creatures in Christ. The handwriting of the new covenant works not against us but for us and in us. It works to equip us, to empower us, to enable us to do the will of God on earth even as the angels do His bidding in heaven. Instead of fear of the law, now we find strength, hope and confidence in the law of the Lord. While formerly we were subjects of the Eternal King, we are now children of the Lord. While formerly we obeyed out of fear and our disobedience caused even more fear of punishment and judgment, we now obey out of love and seek forgiveness based on His promise of love for every act of disobedience.