When I get sick I pray.
When there’s an accident in the family, I pray.
When someone is discouraged, I pray.
But when I sin badly, I don’t pray.
Why not ? I think it’s because my conscience tells me God is angry with
me and I better not go near him. Just like Adam and Eve did in the garden
when they sinned and then ran into the bushes.
As an aside, that’s pretty funny because God is near me all the time. He
sees everything, hears every thought, knows every feeling.
And the wonderful truth is he doesn’t disengage and retreat! Just like he
didn’t flee from Adam and Eve. In fact, the text tells us, he went looking for
them.
“And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in
the cool of the day , and the man and his wife hid themselves from
the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But
the Lord God called to the man , and said to him , Where are you ?” –
Genesis 3 :8 -9
So why don’t I run to God when I sin badly? Because at that moment I
don’t believe that God is for me. I get a big case of Jewish guilt, and it
drives me away from God. I know I’ve messed up and I deserve a talking
to. And my normal reaction is to run and hide.
But the
Scriptures tell me otherwise. The counter-intuitive response should be to
run right into God, who waits with outstretched arms to hear me admit my
mess and turn to him for forgiveness and help. My bad conscience should
drive me to Yeshua (Jesus)! It should take me by the hand and turn me in
the direction of my Jesus who bled and died precisely for those sins I
committed.
“So then, the law was our guardian until Jesus came , in order
that we might justified by faith. ” – Galatians 3 :24
So the next time I sin I hope to remember to run to Jesus like a little child
into her father’s arms. I know it won’t be easy because I’m much more
used to running, but even in this, I can ask Jesus to re-direct my feet.
What about you? Are you ready to turn back with me?
Remember , it's your spirit (your inward man ) that condemns you whenever you sin not the Holy Spirit. Think about the story of the prodigal son, his father ran after him to embrace him . He didn't expect such treatment from his father. Don't let the devil take advantage of your mistakes. Return home now !! You maybe thinking you are no more righteous/holy just because of what you did wrong. Just as He said to Adam, "who told you that you are naked? who told you that you are no more righteous/holy? God is waiting to embrace you now. Trace your way back home

prekumohtim:
When I get sick I pray.
When there’s an accident in the family, I pray.
When someone is discouraged, I pray.
But when I sin badly, I don’t pray.
Why not ? I think it’s because my conscience tells me God is angry with
me and I better not go near him. Just like Adam and Eve did in the garden
when they sinned and then ran into the bushes.
As an aside, that’s pretty funny because God is near me all the time. He
sees everything, hears every thought, knows every feeling.
And the wonderful truth is he doesn’t disengage and retreat! Just like he
didn’t flee from Adam and Eve. In fact, the text tells us, he went looking for
them.
“And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in
the cool of the day , and the man and his wife hid themselves from
the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But
the Lord God called to the man , and said to him , Where are you ?” –
Genesis 3 :8 -9
So why don’t I run to God when I sin badly? Because at that moment I
don’t believe that God is for me. I get a big case of Jewish guilt, and it
drives me away from God. I know I’ve messed up and I deserve a talking
to. And my normal reaction is to run and hide.
But the
Scriptures tell me otherwise. The counter-intuitive response should be to
run right into God, who waits with outstretched arms to hear me admit my
mess and turn to him for forgiveness and help. My bad conscience should
drive me to Yeshua (Jesus)! It should take me by the hand and turn me in
the direction of my Jesus who bled and died precisely for those sins I
committed.
“So then, the law was our guardian until Jesus came , in order
that we might justified by faith. ” – Galatians 3 :24
So the next time I sin I hope to remember to run to Jesus like a little child
into her father’s arms. I know it won’t be easy because I’m much more
used to running, but even in this, I can ask Jesus to re-direct my feet.
What about you? Are you ready to turn back with me?
Remember , it's your spirit (your inward man ) that condemns you whenever you sin not the Holy Spirit. Think about the story of the prodigal son, his father ran after him to embrace him . He didn't expect such treatment from his father. Don't let the devil take advantage of your mistakes. Return home now !! You maybe thinking you are no more righteous/holy just because of what you did wrong. Just as He said to Adam, "who told you that you are naked? who told you that you are no more righteous/holy? God is waiting to embrace you now. Trace your way back home

Thank you