In this episode of Victorious Faith, Cherri Campbell dives deep into ‘What Love Does,’ continuing the insightful series focusing on the dynamics of forgiveness, righteousness, and mercy. Join Cherri as she unravels the concept of living free from condemnation, teaching you how to overcome the traps of criticism and embrace a life filled with divine mercy. Through a compelling exploration of biblical teachings, discover how a revelation of righteousness and faith in the transformative power of the blood can lead to spiritual liberation.
00:00:00 Introduction and Overview of “What Love Does”
00:04:00 Revelation of Righteousness and the Power of the Blood
Good morning. Welcome to Victorious Faith. I’m Cherri Campbell. This morning, I’m going to continue sharing with you the message that I’ve been sharing with you for the last several broadcasts that I preached in one of our Victorious Faith services called What Love Does. And if you want to listen to this message again in its entirety or share it with friends and family, or if you want to download the notes… which I encourage you to do, then you can go to my YouTube channel, which is under my name, Cherri Campbell, C-H-E-R-R-I Campbell, C-A-M-P-B-E-L-L. And there in the top category called radio broadcasts, you will see this message called what love does. And when you click on the video, then in the description box below the video, you will see the link to download the notes. Now join me in our live service for part five of what love does. I had to get a revelation of righteousness. God told me, you have more faith in the power of your sin than you have faith in the power of the blood to wash your sin. And you need to get faith in the power of the blood and get a revelation of the blood and the washing of the blood. So then once I received that and I received the washing of the blood by faith, Lord, I thank you. I’m just washing the blood. Forgive me. Thank you, Lord. Then I received the cleansing. And I got free from condemnation. And you can live mostly free from condemnation. When you mess up, the devil will bring condemnation back. But be quick to repent. Wash in the blood. Get your righteousness robe back on again. And so you can live free from condemnation. So some people live under condemnation because of no revelation of righteousness and no revelation of the power of the blood to wash your sins away. But there’s other people that live under condemnation because… And this is another cause for condemnation. If you feel a lot of condemnation, check up on yourself. Do you accuse and condemn or criticize others a lot? Some people just have a critical spirit. Everything they see that’s too dark. That’s too light. That’s too bright. That’s too hard. That’s too soft. I mean, some people just find fault with everything or with almost everything. Well, that kind, if they’re pointing out people’s, they did this wrong. They did that too much, too little, too dark, too light. Then if they’re pointing out criticism, they will live under more condemnation themselves. They will feel more condemnation because when you are giving condemnation, you are also reaping condemnation on yourself. Those who show mercy and they live a merciful, forgiving life, forgive, forgive, forgive, forgive them, have mercy on them. I mean, I have practiced driving on the road where you get mad at somebody who cuts you off. And I say, Lord, I forgive them, have mercy on them in Jesus name, because I know I need mercy in my mercy bank for the next time that I do something. So I’m storing up. I’m thinking of this. I’m thinking of the mercy in my mercy bank. Do I have enough? And I want to sow mercy. Lord, have mercy on them. Lord, I forgive them. Have mercy on them because I know the next time I do something wrong, I’m going to need mercy. And I’m wanting to make sure that I have mercy available to me. So those who show mercy don’t feel that condemnation because they are also able to receive mercy. They are giving and receiving mercy and forgiveness all the time. But those who have a hard time showing mercy and they’re criticizing and fault finding, the same criticism and fault finding is going to be pointing at them all the time. Criticize yourself and the devil will use it against you. And you find fault there and the devil will find fault with you. It just bounces right back. And you’re going to be under that condemnation. So if you want to get free from condemnation, first of all, get a revelation of righteousness and the power of the blood that will wash you. That’s the foundation. But the second thing, you sow mercy, be flowing in mercy. And you know, you’ve got a harvest of mercy coming to you and you can live free of condemnation. Praise the Lord. So check up on yourself. If you’ve sown enough mercy, is there enough mercy in your mercy bank? Number six, love is patient and long suffering. And that comes in first Corinthians 13 for amplified Bible. Love endures long and is patient and kind. Here’s another important one. Number seven, love forgives love. And we go back again to 1 Corinthians 13, 4 and 5, Amplified Bible. Love endures long and is patient and kind. It is not touchy or fretful or resentful. Resentful also includes harboring ill will. bitterness, offense. It takes no account of the evil done to it. It pays no attention to a suffered wrong. Now, this is something that you have to grow in. You have to practice. You’ve got to grow. Ephesians 4.32, be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you. Now, what is an offense? This is so important. If you get this revelation, the Greek word is skandalon. It is a trap, a pit, and particularly the bait in the trap that draws its culprit into the trap, whether it’s a piece of meat. The animal, usually we think of a bear trap or a coon trap. Whatever you have put in that trap that will draw that animal into the trap. It’s especially the bait in the trap. It also means a stumbling block. That’s why in the Gospels, many translations said, do not cause men to stumble. It’s the word offense. It’s the word scandalon. Notice the relation of the word scandalon to the English word scandal, which is a plot to make a person fall. And an offense is the devil’s tool, or let’s say trap and bait. An offense is the devil’s bait. And the trap set by Satan to trap us. If we take the bait by taking the offense, then we are caught in his trap. And offense is a stumbling block that makes us fall. You’ll go down. Jesus said offenses will come, but just don’t take the bait. Say, ha ha devil. I see your bait. I’m not going to take that. I’m not going to get offended at that. I know you’re baiting me to get offended, get angry, get upset, but I know you devil. And I know you are baiting me and I’m not going to go for that bait. I’m not going to take that offense. Now it takes practice. I’m not, it’s easier for me to stand here and say it than it is for me to walk it out. Just like you, it takes practice. You grow in it. Forgiveness is a command. It is not a suggestion. Matthew 6, 14 and 15. For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your father will not forgive your sins. Matthew 18, 21 and 22. Then Peter came to Jesus, asked, Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times. Jesus answered, I tell you, not seven times, but 77 times. Luke 6, 37, do not judge. You’ll not be judged. Do not condemn. You’ll not be condemned. Notice you reap judgment. When you sow judgment, you reap condemnation. When you sow condemnation and forgiven, you’ll be forgiven. You sow forgiveness. You reap forgiveness. Colossians 3, 13, bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. Forgiveness is a command, not a suggestion. Jesus never said, try to forgive if you can do your best. He didn’t say that. He said, forgive as a command. Forgiveness is a choice. Forgiveness is a decision. Forgiveness is not a feeling or an emotion. Now, people, I know some people have been so terribly hurt. Some people have been raped, molested. I mean, violent things. People have had everything stolen from them. People have had terrible, huge, bad things done to them. And yet, did God say, well, that’s okay. I understand if you don’t forgive. The terrible things have to be forgiven just as much as the petty little stuff has to be forgiven. It’s not easy unless you learn that it’s by faith. It’s a choice. It’s a decision. It’s not a feeling. What the world tries to do and what counseling sessions do, they try to work you through your feelings. How do you feel? Let it all out. No, that’s the devil’s tool. You yield to your feelings. You’ve got to overlook your feelings. And this is something you do by faith. And this is, I mean, just like you believe you receive your healed in the body. I mean, your back hurts. You don’t go around and say, oh, I feel so much pain. I’m so hurt. Well, then you’re going to stay in pain. You call your body healed, right? Well, it’s the same with the pain of the heart. An offense is a pain of the heart, but you call it forgiven even when you don’t feel it. See, that’s what faith does. Faith calls things that are not. as though they were. And so just like you call a back that’s needing healing. I call my back healed in Jesus name. I’m not moved by what I feel. I call it healed. I’m healed. I’m healed. I’m healed in Jesus name. Do the same with your heart, your heart pain, the heartache, the offenses, the wounds that you have received. It’s not based on how you feel. The hurt can still be there. Just like in your body physically, it can still be there. That’s when you’ve got to call it healed. It’s when the pain is there. Not after it’s gone. You don’t need to use faith after it’s gone because it’s already gone. Faith is for when it’s not gone. That’s when you use faith. When you’ve still got the problem. And so, you know… A psychologist will try to work you through your feelings and how do you feel about it? Hey, as long as you call yourself hurting, you’re going to be hurting. As long as you talk, talk about the pain, you’re going to be in pain. You’ve got to get out of the feeling mode into, I call this forgiven. I call it forgiven. It doesn’t matter how I feel. Yes, I’m hurt. I’m angry. I’m livid with anger, whatever. But I am not moved by how I feel because I am calling those things that are not as though they were. What you just heard was part five of a message that I preached in one of our victorious faith services called What Love Does. And if these messages are blessing you and encouraging you, building your faith, giving you new revelation, then I invite you to be a partner with us in supporting the radio broadcast airtime. And we are believing God for more partner support. So if you want to do that, you can go to our website, which is victoriousfaith.co. Victorious, like a champion, V-I-C-T-O-R-I-O-U-S. Faith, F-A-I-T-H dot C-O, C-O like Colorado. 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