thoughts on the law

thinking this morning about speeding. over the next couple of weeks i will be driving back and forth from macon, ga to atlanta, ga numerous times and i can't help but to hope i don't get a ticket. why is this? it is because on a daily basis i break the law. i speed. every time i get in the car i am guaranteed to go at least ten miles over the limit. the reason that the law scares me is because i am a law breaker. this occurred to me while i was reading in 1 tim. chapter 1 this morning. the law of God exists not to correct the righteous, but for those who are not. as christians this is really good news for us! not that we are righteous on our own, but because of Christ. we no longer have to fear the law. what this also means is a shift in the way we think and approach our lives, prayer, and interaction with God. i mean that we are allowed now to focus on what we are able to do, not what we are not allowed to do. what a refreshing idea. that the christian life is more about the things you do, not what you don't.