Tuesday10, September 2013 Reading: Psalm 32:1-2 Key Verse: Psalm 32:1 1 A Psalm of David, Maschil. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Devotion: Sin is the cause of our misery; that same sin that we brought into the world through Adam, that same sin that has been passed on from generation to generation and that same sin that has separated so many from God, continues to be present every day. But the hope that we have through Christ Jesus is that we are forgiven and that we no longer need to take that sin debt and burden with us. When we seek to follow Christ and what He has taught us we should be seeking to live our lives without sin. Sin should no longer have a controlling factor over us because we are separated from that sin through Christ’s death, burial and resurrection. It is because He gave His life for our sin that we are free and that we no longer have to be subject to that sin nature. But we still have the choice as to whether we will go down that route to sin or whether we try to give it up. It is not an easy thing to give up on sin when we have spent much of our life being surrounded by it and giving in to it, so do not be disheartened when you find yourself slipping back into sinful ways now and again. Just remember that we need to bring our sins to the foot of the cross when we recognise them so that Christ will willingly forgive us for that sin. But just because He has died once for them does not mean that we can ignore them and hope they will go away – we need to bring them back to Christ when we commit them and ask for His forgiveness. Yes He already knows we have sinned but that must never stop us admitting to them ourselves. If we do admit to them we will strengthen our resolve against them and will be more willing to give up on them before we commit them next time. When we live a life that is right with God we can expect Him to show us a good life – just don’t expect Him to do it all because we must admit our issues first of all! And when we bring it to Christ we must leave it with Him. What use is it to bring it to Him and then to try carry it ourselves once again! Points to Ponder: Do you bring your sin to Christ? Are you leaving it with Christ or trying to take it back?
Posted on: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 06:10:31 +0000
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