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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… 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! 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… 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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