Thoughts for another day
July 28, 2010
Today's verse: Ps. 32:5. I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. (KJV)
(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)
There are many facets to the Lord - each facet is beautiful. He is our Father and we, the children of His love for He created us with much love. David says, ‘how precious are Thy thoughts unto me and how great is their sum!’ Ps. 139:17, signifying the tremendous intelligence of God in making us. He fashioned our beings with care and put His Spirit in us by whom we are able to breathe and live. Each moment He is with us and each moment were we to allow Him, He would lead us ahead; God always leads forward – His ways are not regressive nor stagnant.
Then our free will attacks our minds; the seed of sin takes control of us and we go against Him. There’re times when we do not know what we do, yet we do the evil we don’t want to (this problem even Paul had, he speaks of it in Romans 7:15ff). We fall and become the vessels of the devil. God is slighted by all this and yet He doesn’t say a word. All He does is wait for us so that in time we turn and go back to Him. And when we do that He welcomes us with open arms.
Today’s Scripture in David’s words are recognition of God’s goodness particularly when we sin. God knows that many of us sin not knowing what we do. When Jesus was crucified, He told His Father, ‘forgive them for they know not what they do!’ How true it is, we sin not realising the grievous insult we do to the Lord. After we confess our sins, we feel His forgiveness flow into our beings and so light and easy. And God always forgives; His nature is to forgive unlike us who bear the grudge in our hearts telling us how different we are from Him; bringing to mind, ‘My ways are not your ways; My thoughts are not your thoughts.’ Yet, I know that when I offend Him, to be reconciled, all I need to do is get up and accept His love; confess my sins, seeking His forgiveness and He will forgive for His mercy is unending and His faithfulness, great.
July 28, 2010
Today's verse: Ps. 32:5. I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. (KJV)
(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)
There are many facets to the Lord - each facet is beautiful. He is our Father and we, the children of His love for He created us with much love. David says, ‘how precious are Thy thoughts unto me and how great is their sum!’ Ps. 139:17, signifying the tremendous intelligence of God in making us. He fashioned our beings with care and put His Spirit in us by whom we are able to breathe and live. Each moment He is with us and each moment were we to allow Him, He would lead us ahead; God always leads forward – His ways are not regressive nor stagnant.
Then our free will attacks our minds; the seed of sin takes control of us and we go against Him. There’re times when we do not know what we do, yet we do the evil we don’t want to (this problem even Paul had, he speaks of it in Romans 7:15ff). We fall and become the vessels of the devil. God is slighted by all this and yet He doesn’t say a word. All He does is wait for us so that in time we turn and go back to Him. And when we do that He welcomes us with open arms.
Today’s Scripture in David’s words are recognition of God’s goodness particularly when we sin. God knows that many of us sin not knowing what we do. When Jesus was crucified, He told His Father, ‘forgive them for they know not what they do!’ How true it is, we sin not realising the grievous insult we do to the Lord. After we confess our sins, we feel His forgiveness flow into our beings and so light and easy. And God always forgives; His nature is to forgive unlike us who bear the grudge in our hearts telling us how different we are from Him; bringing to mind, ‘My ways are not your ways; My thoughts are not your thoughts.’ Yet, I know that when I offend Him, to be reconciled, all I need to do is get up and accept His love; confess my sins, seeking His forgiveness and He will forgive for His mercy is unending and His faithfulness, great.
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