All of us must die
eventually. Our lives are like water
spilled out on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. But God does not just sweep life away;
instead, he devises ways to bring us back when we have been separated from him. 2 Samuel 14:14 (NLT)
If you’ve ever had the experience of being “your own
worst enemy” you know the feeling David had.
Absalom, one of David’s sons had killed his brother, because that
brother, Amnon, had raped their sister, Tamar.
David blamed himself, and his self-inflicted punishment was that he
refused to see his living son.
Joab, David’s
general, looked after David and sent a very wise woman to David under the
pretense of David helping her settle a dispute.
She told David a story much like his own, but disguised it enough so
that the king imagined he was only hearing of the woman’s troubles. At the end of her story the woman revealed it
was David who was inflicting punishment on himself and those around him,
particularly his son, Absalom. What
David was failing to remember was that God clean-sweeps away the sin of our
lives to restore us; God doesn’t want us to live in misery so as
to repay Him for our actions.
Been there?
Are you holding
on to something for which you feel responsibility?
You confessed to
God that you didn’t handle it well, made mistakes, or were just plain
rebellious and sinned! You confessed it
more than once; (truth be told you’ve confessed it dozens of times). You asked to be forgiven and restored. And you’re still asking.
Question:
Are you calling
the God who promises to forgive the sin we confess and repent a liar?
But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to
forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. 1
John 1:9 (NLT)
Isn’t it time
to be really forgiven; accept the clean sweep of His mercy, knowing He never
wanted to sweep away your life?
Don’t be your
own worst enemy; let God be your best friend.
He wants you to live a life of rejoicing, and you can’t do it with all
that guilt – let it go!
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