S-Romans 1:28-30
S-"Therefore, since we have been made right in God's sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us." Romans 5:1
A-Faith
L-It's Time to Own Up
-Can I just say, there is so much meat, depth, and conviction in Chapter 1. Sheeish! God had a purpose didn't He? He did not want Paul to waste anytime in addressing the sinfulness of man.
-Jesus as we dive into these next two verses, open our hearts and minds to hear from You. Reveal to us if any of these sins listed are within us. Jesus let us not walk away without handling and owning up to our own sinfulness. We want to hear from You, without any hindrances. Bring Your Word to life today. Amen
"When they refused to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their evil minds and let them do things that should never be done. Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, fighting, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip. They are backstabbers, haters of God, insolent, proud, and boastful. They are forever inventing new ways of sinning and are disobedient to their parents." Romans 1:28-30
Why did the Lord abandon them to their evil minds and let them do things they never should do?
-The same reason He placed the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the center of the garden and told Adam he was not to eat of it. Free will-and the choice to obey and choose God. (Genesis 3:1-5)
-The Lord revealed Himself to the Israelites numerous times, and yet they chose to follow their fleshly desires and wants.
-God wants our love and obedience because we love and know what He has done for us, not because we have to.
-God set the boundaries for them, and they chose to step outside of them. So do we! Here is where we start owning up and confessing our sin.
As a result of their choices, they became full of every kind of evil.
Wickedness Sin Greed
Hate Envy Murder
Fighting Deception Malicious behavior
Gossip Backstabbers Haters of God
Insolent Proud Boastful
Disobedient And inventing new ways of sinning
Are any of these found in you? Would you take a minute and ask the Lord to show you the sins that are lurking within you. Then as He does, confess them out loud to Him, repent from them and do them no more. Remember this is about you, not about anyone else. So, the person you might be thinking of, stop. This is about each of us taking responsibility for our own actions and choices.
Yes, you will have to do this EVERY SINGLE DAY, until Jesus takes you home, but your relationship with Christ is worth it. He is worth it.
Paul warned Timothy in the last days there would be difficult times such as these, and how true that is.
"You should also know this, Timothy, that in the last days there will be very difficult times. For people will love only themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing sacred. They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and have no self-control; they will be cruel and have no interest in what is good. They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure rather than God. They will act as if they are religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly." 2 Timothy 3:1-5
Brethren, this list is not to bring condemnation upon you. Rather it is Christ setting boundaries to protect you.
Thank Him for these boundaries. Thank Him for His protection and love. Spend time with Him in His Word and allow Him to surround you with His boundaries of love.
As you spend time with Him, tell Him of any boundaries you have crossed and seek forgiveness today.
S-God's boundaries with someone today. Tell them why God has set boundaries for us. Tell them they are to protect us. Express to them, that it is a sign of His love. Pray with them, and if they have crossed those boundaries share of God's forgiveness through Christ.
Monday, April 15, 2013
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