1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.
5 I acknowledge 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. Selah.
Wow, so my brother had asked me to preach on this passage for the junior high group up at my home church, and what a blessing it was! How often do I forget how happy i should be about my salvation!! Honestly, what could make a person happier? God no longer "charges" me sin against me, and my sin is covered under the blood of my savior!!! No game, victory, or circumstance could ever mean so much, or bring so much joy! The second half of this passage had just as important message. Why should I let my sin destroy that happiness? I know i have been in the exact same place as the psalmist. Refusing to admit my sin, or refusing to get it right and how that hesitance and rebellion ruins the joy that I ought to have! God's hand truly seems heavy when His conviction begins its work, but what a glorious work it does! It is that same conviction an pressure that brings me to me knees, it brings me to say "I will confess" and God truly is faithful and just to forgive my sin (1 John 1:9) No longer does the hand of God seem to bear down, but instead now I am lifted up it. The joy is restored and the fellowship restored!! O what a wondrous thing!
Cerebration Concerning a Carbon-copy
Ok, I know that alot of you probably dont know what the title of this blog means seeing that we dont use those words alot everyday. Cerebration means to us the mind or to think, so the whole title means to think about exact duplicate. What duplicate am I talking about? As a Christian my life ought to duplicate the life of Jesus as it is detailed in the Bible. In all situations, circumstances and events, I need to mirror the attitude of Jesus. How do I know what this looks like? The answer is simple, its all in the Bible. I need to be reading the Bible every day so i can get to know my God, the person who saved me from my sin, a little bit better each day. This is what I created this blog for. I want to use this as a way to stay accountable, so please, read what I've written, and if you see there is a long time in between posts, feel free to call me out on it and ask if I have been reading each day or not. Now granted, there will be times when I wont be able to get on and post due to school and such, but I will do my best to keep up as best I can. Please feel free to comment on anything I post, I love hearing how God is working in your life as well.
Why The Light Bulbs??
I decided to "decorate" this page with pictures of various light bulbs. Light bulbs are such a great illustration of the Christian life. In Matthew 5:14a "Ye are the light of the world". We are to shine bright into a spiritually dark world by sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ, how he came to earth, lived a perfect life, died on a cross for our sin, and then rose again. That's who we are, that's what we are supposed to be doing. It seems like a pretty daunting task at first, how can a small little light make that much of a difference? At first it might seem impossible, which in all honesty, it is. See a light bulb in and of itself is almost worthless. It needs to be "plugged in". It has no power of itself and completely dependant on something else for its source of power. So are we as Christians. If we try to live the Christian life in our own power it is one of the most frustrating and futile experiences ever. God never intended to us to try do it all on our own, He intended us to be completely dependant on Him to do all that He commanded us. It is impossible to life the Christian life and "shine out" without be connected to the "power source" of the Holy Spirit. I think that's probably why He added the part about being with us till the end of the world at the end of the great commission. :) So how is your light doing? Are you "plugged in"? Are you shining out bright? There are people out there who need the message of Jesus and His love, and we have the opportunity to share it with them.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
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