1 John 1:8-10
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is
not in us. (9) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and
just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness. (10) If we say that we have not sinned, we make
him a liar, and his word is not in us.
When I stop and consider my life prior to Jesus, I
find I was a liar. (I didn’t go about “telling
lies,” but I was “living a lie.”) My former
life could have been entitled, “The Big Deception.” I thought I was a “somebody,” and being a
“somebody,” I was important. (In terms
of my family, I was important as the primary “breadwinner.” Yet, in terms of
Jesus The Christ, I was nothing.)
When we walk along “life’s highway” we make decisions
as to what we are doing, and where we are going. Some of these choices (at least for me) were
bad choices. Others weren’t so bad, (probably
bordering on the good. We may not even
be able to discern those “bad” choices, or that they are “bad” choices.)
Our scripture tells us, “If we
[will] confess
our sins” He will “forgive
us our sins.” Our first
consideration is: “What does God mean by
us “confess[ing] our sins?” This confession is NOT for anyone who claims
a spiritual relationship with God. (This
confession is to God, directly from your heart.) (I have always said, “Don’t tell me your
sins. I am likely to sin and judge you, but
ask me to pray for your unspoken need.)”
(Don’t involve man in your confession.)
God wants YOU on your knees. Kneel with a humble,
broken heart (because of your sin.) Beg
for His forgiveness.
If we accept Jesus by our faith, He forgives us, and we
will be given an eternity with Jesus (in the presence of God The Father.) Jesus’
blood has “cleanse[d] us from all unrighteousness.” We now belong to Jesus and God The Father.
Today: STOP
“The Big Deception.” Realize: “claiming” you “have
no sin” makes God “a liar.”
1 John 1:5 This then is the message which we have heard
of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at
all.
God knows NO Sin. He is The Truth. Only He is The Truth and The Light. Accept Jesus now.
As
the footwear “people” tell us, “Just Do It.”
Bro John R. E Chastain
Retired Pastor
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