Today I saw a post that stirred something deep — a challenge framed in stark contrast: Lucifer was cast out of Heaven for disobedience, Adam cast out of Eden for the same… so what makes me, a Christian, think I can live in disobedience and still enter Heaven?

It felt like a heavy blow at first. A sharp reminder. But Holy Spirit gently rewrote the narrative in my heart.

Yes, disobedience separated them from God. But they didn’t have the Cross. They didn’t have the Saviour who took my place.

I do.

Jesus is my salvation.

Not my striving. Not my flawless obedience.

Jesus.

And yet this salvation does not give me a licence to live however I please. It invites me into a holy love that transforms me. My obedience isn’t a way to be saved. It’s a symptom of already being saved. Like the petals that open after a long winter, it’s the visible fruit of inward renewal.

So today, I choose not to fearfully earn His love, but to live from it.

I choose to let my obedience rise like worship, not as a burden, but as a delight. Because He first loved me.

🕊️ Holy Spirit, anchor me again in the grace of Jesus. Teach me to walk in His ways, not out of fear, but out of fullness. Where there is hidden rebellion, reveal it gently. Where there is striving, replace it with rest. Let obedience blossom from a heart that belongs entirely to You.

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

May this be your reminder: You are already beloved. Let your life reflect the beauty of that truth. 🌿