Our Daily Bread”
http://odb.org/2012/09/04/well-prepared/
The Daily Devotions of Greg Laurie
http://www.harvest.org/devotional/daily-devotions/home.ht
Hebrews 4:13… And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account. (NKJV)
People, who are Christians in God’s eyes, are people who have been called by God, and have received the Word (the gospel of Jesus Christ)… They have understood the gospel…and they have obeyed the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ… The true Christian is filled with the Holy Spirit at the moment of salvation…and from this point on; they have been justified by God as one of His children…
Here is a link about Justification (theology), as I believe God reveals through His Word, the Bible… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justification_%28theology%29
As a justified Christian, all past sins of the un-believer have been forgiven; and the new Christian has been filled with the righteousness of Christ…2 Corinthians 5:21…
This is only the beginning of the Christian’s walk with the Lord… And the Christian can only be walking with the Lord, as long as they remain righteous in His sight… The moment a Christian sins…this sweet fellowship of walking in lockstep with the Lord is compromised… The Christian becomes unrighteous in God’s eyes, until their sins are confessed and repented of…1 John 1:9… If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (NKJV)
As the opening scripture reminds us, every sin, no matter how seemingly small it is believed to be…is seen by the Lord… There are some things I am sure that Christians do, that they don’t even think of as a sin… Some examples would be taking home that roll of scotch tape, or any other office supply, without the owner or someone of authority saying it is OK…
And how about going to an amusement park with a 6 and an 8 year old…and lying about one child’s age because 8 and up are to pay adult prices ??
And how about going to a buffet type restaurant, where seniors get a discount at the age of 62, and you are only 61 ??
These are all sins that I was guilty of, before I became a Christian… Not anymore… The absolute God given supernatural peace (Philippians 4:6-7), that only a Spirit filled Christian who is walking with the Lord is going to have…just isn’t worth compromising, because of any material gains that can be easily attained… All of the pleasurable lusts of the world the apostle John writes about, in…1 John 2:15-16…are to be turned away from by the Christian… It is only by the grace of God and the full power of the Holy Spirit, that helps me take a stand against almost all sins…
We will all slip up and sin once in a while… There is no way around avoiding some sins…especially sins because of our untamable tongue… Read this link for the apostle James writing about the tongue, in…James 3:1-12… http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=jam3:1 12&version=NKJV
But consistent sins that we have to confess over and over again, or sins that we know we are committing, but just don’t want to stop…indicates that the Christian is doing more walking away from the Lord…than they are walking with the Lord in sweet fellowship…
Heavenly Father, Your Word is filled with everything anyone needs to know, in order to live their lives in a way that will be pleasing in Your sight… Open the eyes Lord, of anyone who has not yet obeyed the gospel of Christ…that this is the only way that they can become a Christian in Your eyes… Help all of Your children Lord, to turn from and confess their sins…in order to regain the sweet fellowship and the blessings that You want to provide for those that are living in Your will and Your ways… I pray that all of Your children could learn to walk worthy of the gift of grace You have given them, in Jesus’ most precious name and for His sake…Amen…
written by bruce r mills
P.S. The gospel of Christ is presented in the link below, to plant the seed toward salvation for those who want to become part of God’s family; to be sure they are righteous in God’s eyes, and filled with the awesome power of the Holy Spirit…
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