July 18, 2015

DJ

Proverbs 28:13 He who covers his sins will not prosper, But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.

Covering your sins does not lead to prosperity, normally… I qualify that because we see many people who sin leading very wealthy lives; but that is not the prosperous life we are talking about here.

To be rich is one thing. To know God, love mercy, see life, have peace and so much more are the things I look at as prosperity.

Don’t get tied up in money and riches of earth. Turn from the earthly riches and aim for God’s calling in your life.

God will bless you in very different ways to what you normally look at; this is not a physical wealth we aim for but spiritual wealth seeking God and His ways.

July 17, 2015

DJ

Psalm 38:18 For I will declare my iniquity; I will be in anguish over my sin.

It is never easy to admit to doing something wrong because we know then we have to face up to the consequences of that wrong-doing.

But as long as we keep our sin buried inside of our minds and hearts we keep that anguish about the sin in our hearts and minds too. That is not healthy!

Christ wants us to be honest with Him because He has shown us honesty throughout everything He has done for us.

God is just. That means He will not turn His back on us doing wrong. He also sees everything we do so hiding things is not really an option.

July 16, 2015

DJ

Psalm 51:3 For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is always before me.

What is sin? Does it have to be known to you before it becomes sin? No, sin is doing something wrong against God whether you realise it or not.

Knowing that it is sin is the first step. Unless we know God’s laws we will not know whether we are breaking them.

Admitting to the sin is the next step; we could try to live in denial and pretend we are not sinning but we are only fooling ourselves.

The final step is to turn away from that sin. Repentance is embracing all of the steps above and not just one of them. Be honest with God.

July 15, 2015

DJ

Joshua 7:19 Now Joshua said to Achan, “My son, I beg you, give glory to the Lord God of Israel, and make confession to Him, and tell me now what you have done; do not hide it from me.”

No matter how many things we think we can hide from our friends and those around us, God will open up the truth and unhide anything that needs to be shown.

Joshua had the unenviable task of picking out the guilty person based on how God told him to uncover the guilty party.

When we lie to hide things we are not just hurting ourselves with all the stress and strain we impose but also all the people around us who will have to find out the hard way.

God wants us to be honest and open with all people.