Think of this; the Lord knows everything about us, He knows
when we rise up and also when we lie down. He even knows our thoughts, all of our secrets
and every idle word that we speak. He
even knows what we do behind closed doors. Did you ever think or wish you were the proverbial
fly on the wall in some people’s houses, so to speak? The fly on the wall sees all and hears all, I am
not saying that God is the fly on the wall, no, He created the fly and is far
wiser and smarter than any fly or anything else that He created, but He is omnipresent,
everywhere at the same time. This might
sound impossible but nothing is impossible with God!!
Have you ever asked the Lord to examine you to see if there
is any wicked way in you? And what about
your intent, when you say something, do you keep your word? It seems in this life we think we have to
swear an oath or make a promise when we say things, but Jesus said this in
Matthew 5:37, “But let your communication
be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.”
Are you known as a person that keeps your word or is your
word not to be trusted, which is in most cases, just lying? Telling the truth and keeping your word is
very important, it says a lot about your character. We must remember that God knows the thoughts
and intents of the heart. I am not
speaking down to anyone but I am speaking to myself also and when it comes to sin
I can’t cut myself any slack either. There are very few things that I put in my
blogs that I have not done or am guilty of now, so don’t think I am pointing
fingers because when I am pointing one finger I have one or more fingers pointing
back at me.
What I am trying to say is that we cannot excuse sin in any
form. You may hear sin called mistakes, or
you might hear this: come on, it’s not all that bad, God understands, don’t be so
hard on yourself, after all God loves us. Like I have said before, if someone makes you feel
good in your sins be careful it is a trap and don’t be caught dead in it. Anyone can sin and say I couldn’t help it, I made
a mistake. If you do that enough times
you will believe it and you may never truly repent. God is looking for the humble and repentant heart
that He will not despise, so humble yourself before the Lord and repent of your
sins and seek His forgiveness and he will lift you up in His time.
Read what David said to the Lord about examining him in
Psalms 26:1-3, “Judge me, O Lord; for I
have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the Lord; therefore I
shall not slide. Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; try my reins and my heart. For
thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.”
Do you think that David was sinless? No, there is no one that is sinless, the Bible
says all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. The thing with David was he kept repenting of
sins, calling them what they were, sins, when he committed them. We need to resist sin but if we fall into sin
we need to repent and confess our sin to the Lord and ask Him to forgive us.
Now read Psalms 51:1-13, “Have
mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the
multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me throughly
from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my
transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have I
sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when
thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. Behold, I was shapen in
iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. Behold, thou desirest truth in
the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. Purge
me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may
rejoice. Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. Create
in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not
away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. Restore unto me
the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. Then will I teach
transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.”
When a follower of God hangs onto his or her sins, they will
be corrected or chastised because all sin is ultimately rebellion and a sin
against God and God is a just God who will not tolerate sin in a person’s life.
You might think a loving and merciful
God will allow us to sin without any consequences, but that is not true, He
corrects us in love to build our character and to help us to be better sons and
daughters, like any loving father or mother should. David was miserable in his sin and we will be also
if we are truly born-again until we repent and ask God to forgive us just like
David did in this psalm.
Now read Psalms 51:14-18, “Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and
my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. O Lord, open thou my lips; and
my mouth shall shew forth thy praise. For thou desirest not sacrifice; else
would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God
are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not
despise. Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of
Jerusalem.”
Enough said on this subject, I have given you something to
think about!! May you have a super day
and may the good Lord bless you and yours! PS don’t forget to thank and praise the Lord,
for He is worthy!!
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