January 7th, 2026
This week, I have been thinking about the power of laws—not the laws established by man to facilitate order, but laws that govern the natural and spiritual world. We all live in accordance with laws, whether we realize it or not. Physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, and every other scientific discipline have fundamental laws that have been outlined (not created) through the study of what consistently happens. The law of gravity didn’t create gravity, but it helps us understand why our feet stay on the ground. The laws of motion and energy help us understand how objects interact in the world. These laws were not created by man but were defined in man’s attempt to understand the world. Similarly, there are spiritual laws that operate in every human being’s life, whether they realize it or not.
I am not talking about the Old Testament laws given by God through Moses. I don’t want to cause confusion here because in English, we use the same word, law, for a few different things. However, there is a difference between commanded laws and governing spiritual laws. The commanded laws were instructions given to God’s people so they would know what God expected of His people. Think about the Ten Commandments. These laws taught them how to live and revealed God’s character, but mankind has a choice to obey or disobey. However, there are spiritual laws that govern the consequences of man’s choices, whether a person acknowledges them or not. Think about the difference between a speed limit and the law of gravity. We call both “laws,” but they operate very differently.
God’s commanded laws, or instructions, carry a great deal more weight than going over the speed limit, but the point is you can choose to keep them or not. I want to talk about the governing spiritual laws that cannot be broken. Let’s look at a few:
Romans 6:23 says,
“For the wages of sin is death”
This is an inescapable law. It’s not one that needs to be enforced by man and it’s not one you can choose to keep or not. Sin will always produce death, as it has since the moment the serpent deceived Adam and Eve in the Garden. Romans 5:12 says,
“Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned”
Thankfully, that’s not the only governing spiritual law in the Word of God! There are laws, fulfilled in Jesus, full of enough hope and redemption for us to live in joy and victory every day of our lives. Romans 8:2 says,
“For the law of the spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.”
The Scripture goes on to explain the law of the spirit of life in Romans 8:3-4 saying,
“By sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.”
The law of the spirit of life is essentially the truth that we are robed in Jesus’ righteousness, not just as an idea, but as a spiritual law. 2 Corinthians 5:17 says,
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”
Romans 10:9 says,
“…if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”
Hebrews 2:14-15 says,
“Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death He might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery.”
Jesus did not break the law that “the wages of sin is death.” He instead broke its power in our lives by giving Himself in our place. He was the only one who could be an offering for our sin, because He was completely sinless. Jesus chose an undeserved death, so we could live an undeserved life.
To conclude this week, I want to bring to your attention what has actually been on my heart. I said all of this to say one thing. These spiritual laws, the laws of the kingdom of heaven, carry greater power and authority than any natural law. See, many of us believe enough to live with the hope of heaven, but we don’t comprehend the spiritual laws that govern a believer’s life on earth. The governing laws of the kingdom of God are higher than every natural law, even though the natural laws may be easier to see with your eyes in a given moment. Sickness contradicts the spiritual laws that are meant to operate in the life of a Christian and it has no authority to remain. Matthew 8:16-17 says,
‘That evening they brought to Him many who were oppressed by demons, and He cast out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: “He took our illnesses and bore our diseases.”’
Jesus already bore our sicknesses. If we live under the authority of the kingdom of heaven, it has no right to stay. There is a law of sowing and reaping that operates both naturally and spiritually (meaning it governs natural things, like finances, as well as spiritual things). Galatians 6:7-8 says,
“Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.”
In accordance with the spiritual laws, we get to sow naturally and spiritually and reap a harvest! We can’t sow into the world and our flesh and expect to reap all the promises of the Word. We have to sow the truth of His Word into our hearts to reap spiritual victory! These are the spiritual laws that govern our lives, but we can live with the confidence that every natural law will obey His Word.
When Jesus wanted to walk on water, even the law of gravity obeyed Him. When Jesus commanded the wind to cease, the weather obeyed Him. When Jesus wanted a tree to die, He simply spoke and biology bowed to His command. When Jesus spoke to demons, they obeyed Him. When Jesus spoke to sickness, it obeyed Him. When Jesus spoke to Lazarus, death itself obeyed Him. Your faith should be built on the truth that these laws are unbreakable. They are true, and more powerful than anything else. This week, be encouraged with the truth that the Word of God is unbreakable. Abide in the truth that He has only good things for you. John 10:10 says,
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.”
As you center your heart on His Word, the most powerful governing law in existence, you will know the truth, and the truth will set you completely free (John 8:32).
I am not talking about the Old Testament laws given by God through Moses. I don’t want to cause confusion here because in English, we use the same word, law, for a few different things. However, there is a difference between commanded laws and governing spiritual laws. The commanded laws were instructions given to God’s people so they would know what God expected of His people. Think about the Ten Commandments. These laws taught them how to live and revealed God’s character, but mankind has a choice to obey or disobey. However, there are spiritual laws that govern the consequences of man’s choices, whether a person acknowledges them or not. Think about the difference between a speed limit and the law of gravity. We call both “laws,” but they operate very differently.
God’s commanded laws, or instructions, carry a great deal more weight than going over the speed limit, but the point is you can choose to keep them or not. I want to talk about the governing spiritual laws that cannot be broken. Let’s look at a few:
Romans 6:23 says,
“For the wages of sin is death”
This is an inescapable law. It’s not one that needs to be enforced by man and it’s not one you can choose to keep or not. Sin will always produce death, as it has since the moment the serpent deceived Adam and Eve in the Garden. Romans 5:12 says,
“Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned”
Thankfully, that’s not the only governing spiritual law in the Word of God! There are laws, fulfilled in Jesus, full of enough hope and redemption for us to live in joy and victory every day of our lives. Romans 8:2 says,
“For the law of the spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.”
The Scripture goes on to explain the law of the spirit of life in Romans 8:3-4 saying,
“By sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.”
The law of the spirit of life is essentially the truth that we are robed in Jesus’ righteousness, not just as an idea, but as a spiritual law. 2 Corinthians 5:17 says,
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”
Romans 10:9 says,
“…if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”
Hebrews 2:14-15 says,
“Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death He might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery.”
Jesus did not break the law that “the wages of sin is death.” He instead broke its power in our lives by giving Himself in our place. He was the only one who could be an offering for our sin, because He was completely sinless. Jesus chose an undeserved death, so we could live an undeserved life.
To conclude this week, I want to bring to your attention what has actually been on my heart. I said all of this to say one thing. These spiritual laws, the laws of the kingdom of heaven, carry greater power and authority than any natural law. See, many of us believe enough to live with the hope of heaven, but we don’t comprehend the spiritual laws that govern a believer’s life on earth. The governing laws of the kingdom of God are higher than every natural law, even though the natural laws may be easier to see with your eyes in a given moment. Sickness contradicts the spiritual laws that are meant to operate in the life of a Christian and it has no authority to remain. Matthew 8:16-17 says,
‘That evening they brought to Him many who were oppressed by demons, and He cast out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: “He took our illnesses and bore our diseases.”’
Jesus already bore our sicknesses. If we live under the authority of the kingdom of heaven, it has no right to stay. There is a law of sowing and reaping that operates both naturally and spiritually (meaning it governs natural things, like finances, as well as spiritual things). Galatians 6:7-8 says,
“Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.”
In accordance with the spiritual laws, we get to sow naturally and spiritually and reap a harvest! We can’t sow into the world and our flesh and expect to reap all the promises of the Word. We have to sow the truth of His Word into our hearts to reap spiritual victory! These are the spiritual laws that govern our lives, but we can live with the confidence that every natural law will obey His Word.
When Jesus wanted to walk on water, even the law of gravity obeyed Him. When Jesus commanded the wind to cease, the weather obeyed Him. When Jesus wanted a tree to die, He simply spoke and biology bowed to His command. When Jesus spoke to demons, they obeyed Him. When Jesus spoke to sickness, it obeyed Him. When Jesus spoke to Lazarus, death itself obeyed Him. Your faith should be built on the truth that these laws are unbreakable. They are true, and more powerful than anything else. This week, be encouraged with the truth that the Word of God is unbreakable. Abide in the truth that He has only good things for you. John 10:10 says,
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.”
As you center your heart on His Word, the most powerful governing law in existence, you will know the truth, and the truth will set you completely free (John 8:32).
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