Don't suffer sin or giult.....
The Lord Jesus Christ be with, may the Holy Spirit be with your Spirit. My brothers and sisters I am called to talk to you about the harsh treatment you place upon yourselves. I ask you in His holy name to refrain from such activities. You are not a servant in His Holy Household, but family and you must take your place at His table. Brothers and sisters, I ask you, has not the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob given you a precious gift in Christ Jesus his only son. His love for you melts away the torments of life and brings peace, hope and love to all that would take it to their hearts. Do not suffer the pain of guilt due to sin, nor look down upon yourselves because of sin, rather put to good use the blood that was spilt for you, let not one drop be wasted. Turn to Him and let Him take away the pain you feel, the guilt you may have and take up your place at His table.
We sometimes judge ourselves as much if not more than we judge others, but the Lord teaches us not to judge (Matthew 7:1-2 "Judge not, that you be not judged. (2) For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you.)
This goes for judging ourselves as well. We are saved in Him by the blood of the lamb, let us not condemn ourselves based on works we may not have done, but live in the Grace of God by faith. It is by His unconditional love for us that we are saved, this is hard for many to understand, we live in a world that has conditions attached to its love. But Gods love for you is unconditional, He just loves you. I am reminded of (Matthew 18:12-13 What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray? (13) And if he finds it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray.)
Our idea on self- worth is not His idea, our worth to Him is based on His love for us (John 3:16-18 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. (17) For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. (18) Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.)
We have to learn to understand His love for us, or at least that is what He is teaching me. If we can understand His love for us, then we have a great chance of overcoming sin and the guilt of sin that drags us down. The Lord knows we are weak and He knows we will make mistakes from time to time, our job is to know that and return to Him as soon as we can before guilt drags us down. We hold a special worth to Him, we have to learn that and live it in Spirit. Again I am reminded of this – (Luke 12:6-7 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. (7) Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.)
If we fail to turn back to Christ, we waste His blood, are you going to stand back and watch His blood be wasted, when you had the chance to put it to good use. Was it not bad enough He suffered the way He did, that we just let it go and not put it to good use. I ask you to think about the prodigal son (Luke 15:20-24 And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. (21) And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.' (22) But the father said to his servants, 'Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet. (23) And bring the fattened calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate. (24) For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.' And they began to celebrate.)
My brothers and sisters celebrate the Lords favor, look not on your sin, but on the faith Christ has in you, it will help you to have faith in Him. Be at peace, fear not and return this day to the one that loves you.
My brothers and sisters, the Grace of our Lord and Christ be with you, may His peace be with you and may the Hope it brings, give you many years in the Love of our Lord and Christ Amen.
PS: Don’t say to yourselves, your sins are far to great. Remember Paul, Paul went out in search of Christians, he hunted them down like animals. Yet the Lord reached Paul and set Paul’s heart on Christ, Paul became a Christian and took the Gospel out into the Gentile nations. So don’t look at your sin, look at the favor of God’s love, look at the Love God has for you. You maybe a new Paul in our sad modern world or you may help the Lord in ways you never thought was possible. Just turn to God your Father, learn from Christ and give birth to the Holy Spirit within. Move forward in Christ in all ways.
The Lord Jesus Christ be with, may the Holy Spirit be with your Spirit. My brothers and sisters I am called to talk to you about the harsh treatment you place upon yourselves. I ask you in His holy name to refrain from such activities. You are not a servant in His Holy Household, but family and you must take your place at His table. Brothers and sisters, I ask you, has not the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob given you a precious gift in Christ Jesus his only son. His love for you melts away the torments of life and brings peace, hope and love to all that would take it to their hearts. Do not suffer the pain of guilt due to sin, nor look down upon yourselves because of sin, rather put to good use the blood that was spilt for you, let not one drop be wasted. Turn to Him and let Him take away the pain you feel, the guilt you may have and take up your place at His table.
We sometimes judge ourselves as much if not more than we judge others, but the Lord teaches us not to judge (Matthew 7:1-2 "Judge not, that you be not judged. (2) For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you.)
This goes for judging ourselves as well. We are saved in Him by the blood of the lamb, let us not condemn ourselves based on works we may not have done, but live in the Grace of God by faith. It is by His unconditional love for us that we are saved, this is hard for many to understand, we live in a world that has conditions attached to its love. But Gods love for you is unconditional, He just loves you. I am reminded of (Matthew 18:12-13 What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray? (13) And if he finds it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray.)
Our idea on self- worth is not His idea, our worth to Him is based on His love for us (John 3:16-18 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. (17) For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. (18) Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.)
We have to learn to understand His love for us, or at least that is what He is teaching me. If we can understand His love for us, then we have a great chance of overcoming sin and the guilt of sin that drags us down. The Lord knows we are weak and He knows we will make mistakes from time to time, our job is to know that and return to Him as soon as we can before guilt drags us down. We hold a special worth to Him, we have to learn that and live it in Spirit. Again I am reminded of this – (Luke 12:6-7 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. (7) Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.)
If we fail to turn back to Christ, we waste His blood, are you going to stand back and watch His blood be wasted, when you had the chance to put it to good use. Was it not bad enough He suffered the way He did, that we just let it go and not put it to good use. I ask you to think about the prodigal son (Luke 15:20-24 And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. (21) And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.' (22) But the father said to his servants, 'Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet. (23) And bring the fattened calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate. (24) For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.' And they began to celebrate.)
My brothers and sisters celebrate the Lords favor, look not on your sin, but on the faith Christ has in you, it will help you to have faith in Him. Be at peace, fear not and return this day to the one that loves you.
My brothers and sisters, the Grace of our Lord and Christ be with you, may His peace be with you and may the Hope it brings, give you many years in the Love of our Lord and Christ Amen.
PS: Don’t say to yourselves, your sins are far to great. Remember Paul, Paul went out in search of Christians, he hunted them down like animals. Yet the Lord reached Paul and set Paul’s heart on Christ, Paul became a Christian and took the Gospel out into the Gentile nations. So don’t look at your sin, look at the favor of God’s love, look at the Love God has for you. You maybe a new Paul in our sad modern world or you may help the Lord in ways you never thought was possible. Just turn to God your Father, learn from Christ and give birth to the Holy Spirit within. Move forward in Christ in all ways.