Knowing Him Daily

17.July.2026

“So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.” Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭1‬ 

Read that again if you need to, because many people carry an exhausting weight that says they have wandered too far, done too much, waited too long, and somewhere along the way they had convinced themselves that God had simply written them off. That is not what this verse says. It does not say no condemnation for those who have earned their way back. It says no condemnation, period, for anyone who is in Christ Jesus, and that door has never once closed.

“This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!” 

‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭5‬:‭17‬

Not repaired or touched up, but new. The old record, the old failures, the old version of yourself that you assume God still sees when He looks at you, that is not what He sees at all. Old things passed away means exactly what it says.

But there is another group this post is for, and it may be harder to hear because it does not sound like wreckage from the outside. “‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.” Matthew‬ ‭15‬:‭8‬

What about the person who said the prayer of salvation because someone else wanted them to? What about the person who walked forward because it felt like the right thing to do? This is about the one who has sat in a pew for years going through every motion correctly while something inside has never actually surrendered. Possibly feeling like an imposter. But, Jesus is not describing bad people here. He is describing hearts that never fully arrived, even while the lips were saying all the right words. “Examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine. Test yourselves. Surely you know that Jesus Christ is among you; if not, you have failed the test of genuine faith.”  2 Corinthians‬ ‭13‬:‭5‬

This is not an invitation to accept shame or panic, it is an invitation to honesty. If you have ever wondered whether what happened in your heart was real surrender or simply compliance, guilt, or pressure, that wondering itself is worth paying attention to. It is not too late to make it real.

“But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.”
1 John‬ ‭1‬:‭9‬

Whether you are the one who feels too far gone or the one who has been going through motions that never quite reached your heart, the same door stands open right now. Not eventually. Now.

Whoever you are reading this today, written off in your own mind or simply unsure if you ever truly meant it, hear this now. You are not too far gone, and it is not too late to mean it in this very moment.

If you have never given your life to Jesus Christ, or if you said a prayer before but never truly meant it in your heart, you can make it real right now. Pray this with me: 

Dear Heavenly Father, I confess that I have sinned, and I believe Jesus died for my sins and rose again on the third day. I ask Jesus, come into my heart and be my Lord and Savior. Thank You for saving me. 
In Jesus’ name, 
Amen.

Make today count and see you tomorrow.