If we say that we
have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our
sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.
1 John
1:8-9
This may come to you as a shock, but
the truth of the matter is that you are not perfect… Even though you may strive
for perfection in everything you do, you must come to the realization today that
you are not without need of assistance… Your
perfection is found in your flaws if you let your flaws lead you to
Christ… This is why John says “If
we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in
us…” The lie is to believe that you are fine and can make it on your
own, the perfection is found in your humbleness and acceptance of your low stat…
The first step a drug addict or a (n) alcoholic must take on the road to
recovery is accepting and realizing where they are… Without knowing where you
are, how can you get to where you want to go…? In this day of technology we
utilized GPS systems to assist us when we are lost… A GPS must first know your
current coordinates before giving you the route to take to arrive at your
destination… In Christ, we have a GPS that will lead us to a brighter future and
a better tomorrow… Our turn by turn directions are ordered by the Holy Spirit;
however, if we do not recognize that we are lost; we will never realize or
obtain what could have been… When you say you have no sin, you are that person
who is wandering aimlessly through life and telling everyone you encounter that
you know where you are going… This is how you
deceive yourself, you deprive yourself of the help you need and the guidance
that will lead you to living and living more abundantly (which is the reason
Jesus came to this earth – John 10:10)… This principle applies also
to those who desire to follow Christ and adhere to the will of God… The first
thing that we must realize is that we are sinners and that we have fallen short…
In life there are many things that we aren’t proud of, there are many decisions
that we have made that we probably don’t won’t people to find out about, but
today we are informed through the writing of John that we must be open and
honest with ourselves if we want to experience the purest form of love that God
offers… The bible says all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, the
key to understand is that “all” of
us have made mistakes, “all” of us
have done things we shouldn’t have and we “all” have missed the mark! It’s one thing
to recognize mistakes, but it’s another to confess and learn from them… So many
people remain captive to sin because they want to keep their skeletons in the
closet, so many are in bondage because of past mistakes, so many have allowed
Satan to control their lives for far too long because they are to ashamed of
their past ventures in life! John reminds us today that we must stop trying to
portray this silhouette of perfection and confess our sins unto the Lord… When
we lie on earth about our lives, we are also lying to God about the desires that
we have to be better Christians and to fulfill His will for our life…
John says, “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves,
and the truth is not in us…” Stop trying to cover up your impurities,
stop trying to display a fallacy and misrepresent yourself… The bible says that
“the truth shall set you free…” You digger a deeper whole and separate yourself
from God when you deny the sins of your past, present and future; on the
contrary, you are set free from the bondage and weight of your sins when you
expose them and confess them too the Lord…There are many people that we find
encouragement from in the bible, there are many prophets, apostles and disciples
that we often hear referred to in sermons or any biblical discussions… People
always talk about the leadership of Moses, the perseverance of David and the
faith of Paul, but people never really focus on why they were able to accomplish
so much under the hand of God… Moses lead the
Israelites out of Egypt after killing a man, David was called a man after God’s
own heart after committing adultery, Paul was on of the greatest apostles and
wrote over a third of the New Testament after persecuting and killing the people
of “the way”… These men were great in the eyesight of God not because
they were perfect, but because they admitted their faults and confessed them
before the Lord… David wrote a psalm unto the Lord asking for forgiveness and
offered God his broken and contrite heart… Paul said, “I was given a thorn in my
flesh (a flaw…)” Then he went on to say, “I glory in my infirmities for when I
am weak than I am strong…” God wants to heal you, He wants to deliver you, He
wants to forgive you, but the choice of whether these things happen ultimately
lie within your ability to admit your flaws and turn your life over to Him…
Again, John says “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us
our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness…” Your freedom relies upon
the word “if” and your breakthrough is conditioned on the word “if”… John
confirms today what was written in 2 Chronicles 7:14, “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble
themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will
I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”
Are you willing to admit your imperfections, are you willing to
expose your flaws, “if” you are
than God assures us today through John that it doesn’t matter how far you have
fallen, it doesn’t matter how many mistakes you have made, it doesn’t matter how
deep a pit you have dug and it doesn’t matter how far you have strayed… God will
lift you up; God will plant you feet on solid ground and will cleanse you of all
evil… Today expose yourself and open the door to your “secret closet…” Even
though you expose yourself to this world (pain, mocking and insults), the
blessing is that you also expose yourself to God to see where you are and what
you want to be… By opening the door you
expose things but also give God an avenue into your
heart…
BE
BLESSED!!!
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