Jesus is my freedom from curses

“Jesus, our Messiah, was cursed in our place and in so doing, dissolved the curse from our lives, so that all the blessings of Abraham can be poured out upon even non-Jewish believers.” (Galatians‬ ‭3:14‬a TPT‬‬)

“And every curse will be broken and no longer exist, for the throne of God and of the Lamb will be there in the city.” (Revelation‬ ‭22:3‬a TPT‬‬)

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Jesus is my way back to God

“And now we are brothers and sisters in God’s family because of the blood of Jesus, and he welcomes us to come into the most holy sanctuary in the heavenly realm—boldly and without hesitation. …we come closer to God and approach him with an open heart, fully convinced that nothing will keep us at a distance from him. For our hearts have been sprinkled with blood to remove impurity, and we have been freed from an accusing conscience. Now we are clean, unstained, and presentable to God inside and out!” (Hebrews‬ ‭10:19, 22‬ ‭TPT‬‬)

“And you did not receive the “spirit of religious duty,” leading you back into the fear of never being good enough. But you have received the “Spirit of full acceptance,” enfolding you into the family of God. And you will never feel orphaned, for as he rises up within us, our spirits join him in saying the words of tender affection, “Beloved Father!” For the Holy Spirit makes God’s fatherhood real to us as he whispers into our innermost being, “You are God’s beloved child!”” (Romans‬ ‭8:15-16‬ ‭TPT‬‬)

It can be difficult to believe that we are God’s children if we do not act live like it is true. The following are ideas for doing that.

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Jesus is my cleansing from sin

“The Son is the dazzling radiance of God’s splendor, the exact expression of God’s true nature—his mirror image! He holds the universe together and expands it by the mighty power of his spoken word. He accomplished for us the complete cleansing of sins, and then took his seat on the highest throne at the right hand of the majestic One.” (Hebrews‬ ‭1:3‬ ‭TPT‬‬)

“For he [Christ] died for us, sacrificing himself to make us holy and pure, cleansing us through the showering of the pure water of the Word of God.” (Ephesians‬ ‭5:25b-26‬ ‭TPT‬‬)

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