If you have been wounded and bloodied by the enemy’s sword or you have failed in some way, and now you’re downcast in spirit, wondering if you’ll ever recover. Don’t lie there and die! Get up! You can’t wallow in guilt. Stand on the covenant promises of God’s loving kindness. Confess and lay hold of his forgiveness. He promised that you would come out of every battle in victory—crowned by his strength and ability. The Holy Spirit drives out all fear from us—fear of falling, fear of being cut off from God, fear of losing the presence of the Holy Spirit—by implanting us with his joy. We are to go forth rejoicing—exceedingly glad, as David was—because God has assured us we will prevail. Yet so few Christians have this joy and exceeding gladness. Multitudes in the church walk around as if they’re in mourning—never knowing rest of soul or the peace of Christ’s presence. They picture themselves instead, under the wrath of God’s thumb instead of under his protective wings. They live unhappily, with no hope, more dead than alive. In God’s eyes, our problem isn’t sin—it’s trust. Jesus settled our sin problem once and for all at Calvary. The real problem is our lack of faith in God’s covenant promises. We refuse to accept his unconditional love, his unlimited forgiveness, his free reconciliation. We’re not willing to believe he pardons and restores us simply because he loves us. Instead, we become focused totally on our sin, losing all sight of what God wants from us most. His word says very clearly in Hebrews 11:6, “But without faith it is impossible to please him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.” This verse says it all. Our God is a rewarder—and he’s so anxious to shower us with loving kindness that he blesses us way ahead of schedule. This is how much He loves us. This is the concept our heavenly father longs for us to have of him. He is an all-seeing God—so he knows when our hearts are going to be repentant over our failures and sins. He knows when our sorrow and prayers are coming. But he can’t wait for the due date. So he jumps in saying, I’m going to bless my child with my blessings of goodness. I want to assure him he’s not going to be judged, because I have already forgiven him through my son’s cleansing blood.
Posted on: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 17:29:33 +0000
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