I suspect that most of us do not do
much examining and testing of our ways. Far too many of us do not take an
honest look at ourselves to see whether or not we are living and thinking as we
should. Admitting sin in us makes us uncomfortable and guilt-ridden so we try
not to think about it. Sometimes in an effort to avoid taking an honest look at
ourselves, we avoid spending time with the Lord in His Word and in prayer. We
fill our time up with a lot of busyness so that we can somehow excuse ourselves
from the time we need to listen to what the Lord has to say about us.
Yet, we have no greater need than to be
honest with ourselves before God about sin. We will never have peace with God
and enjoy the blessings of His life in us until we examine our hearts and minds
and repent of our sins. I suspect many of us rest too much in the false
security of grace. We think that since Christ has forgiven us we no longer need
to be forgiven. We minimize the effect of sin on us and simply don’t bother
with taking it to the Lord. We fail to accept the fact that sin damages our
capacity to fellowship with God and our ability to let our lights shine in the
world.
What sins do you need to look at and
confess today? God says you have them and to deny it is to call God a liar.
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