if i could imagine what God would say to me in the midst of a mistake or a sin i am committing it wouldn't be pleasant, after all He is God, Judger of all, the final word "if you will". after reading scripture you can easily see that God is a Holy God and doesn't tolerate sin, ever! in fact the old testament if full of God judging sin and most of the time it doesn't look to good...take noah for example...to preserve the human race God literally flooded the earth to purge the wrong so that good could continue.... (side note) the earth was warned for over 100 years about the coming flood, so even God in His judgement was giving people a way out ahead of time, an ark...BUT when it comes to my mistakes, i feel sometimes shameful, guilty, even ill at times because of where i've aloud myself to be. and when i look at God's holiness, how in the world will i ever live up to it...i can't! and according to the bible my sin has to be judged, i am convicted of my sin, guilty as charged...i am and never will be worthy to be close to God, after all my sin is always going to prevent me to come...God and sin will never mix and, well, there are no exceptions to this rule...so what do i do, do i just sulk in my self depreciation and worthlessness...sorry to say, sometimes i do, i have to be honest...BUT i am reminded of some truths that Jesus reveals in scripture...of all those things and with all that said there is one remaining factor that stands in the way of my guilt, shame, mistakes, SIN...it is the only thing that protects me from the wrath i deserve from my mistakes. not only does it protect me, it presents me innocent, shows me clean, no sin, perfection...it's the blood of jesus, the sacrifice jesus made at the cross...
revelations 1:5 says 5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth To Him who loves us and released us from our sins by His blood--
colossians 1:13-1413 For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
i am released from my sin because of jesus...i am not guilty anymore...jesus took my guilt, my sin, my judgement and nailed it to the cross when he died...but he didn't just die, he ROSE again securing my friendship with God, and now God lives in me, so when i sin God sees himself. when God sees me he is reminded of what he did through Jesus...therefore God only sees what he has made me to be, free from sin, free from guilt and shame, and free to be his child!
here is a song that i found yesterday...it's a great song and encouraging...it's by aaron keyes , go to his myspace and listen too "your not guilty anymore" ...great song for prayer and reflection of who we are...listen to God says "you're not guilty anymore"!!!
thx God, you love me so very much and you made a way for me, you are my Father...i love you for what you have done for me...
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
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wes - you know me. you know my story. you know what this message means to me.
Bomb post.
There's got to be a more difficult way...
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