Date:
Monday,
June 15, 2015
Chapters: Psalms 38-42
Message Title: Get Healed From Every Sin
Hello My Friend,
Sin, it is truly a disease, all it takes is one little spot to form and it spreads through your entire body, physically, mentally, and spiritually. Oh, joy comes for a moment, but after it is done all the guilt and shame come crashing in. To get over the pain more sin is committed, then more guilt, it is a vicious, self destructive cycle that no one intends to happen, but it can happen to anyone, even the strongest Christian. How can we be healed from this disease? Jesus. He will help us heal, the first step is coming to Him. “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” - 1 John 1:8,9.
David knew all too well the importance of seeking God to be healed from the affliction he faced for his sins. There were numerous times in which David would realize the affliction he faced was sin related, in which he would go to God in prayer. “O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore. There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin. For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me. Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee. My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me. My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off. For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.” - Psalms 38:1-4,9-11,15.
God knows all too well the real pain from sin is not in committing the actual act, but in the guilt and shame from sinning against God Himself. The world does not see sin as we do, to the Christian, we see it as something we did against God, and that alone makes us ashamed to even come to God for forgiveness. No matter what we need never to be ashamed to come to Jesus, He will even help us through the pain it caused. Just because we are saved that does not mean that we know Jesus, we need to come to Him to be healed. “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” - Matthew 11:28-30.
Going to Jesus does something to us, it literally makes us think twice about doing something and if we do sin, the Holy Spirit is sure to bring it to our attention so we acknowledge it. Perhaps the one thing that gets more Christians in trouble is their mouth, and David knew this all too well also. He seeks the strength of God to watch what he says. “I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me. I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred. My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue, LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am. And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee. Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish. I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.” - Psalms 39:1-4,7-9.
To make haste means to hurry, the second we go to God in prayer, whether it is to seek forgiveness of sins, a need, or a healing, God gets right on it. Now, it may seem as though He is not doing anything, but part of getting things right with God is having patience to endure the affliction as He is working. David knew this and while he did not always understand why he had to wait so long, he did understand that God had done some wonderful things in his life. “I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD. Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.” - Psalms 40:1-4.
So, you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Saviour and have made the choice to live your life for Him, but something happened, you fell into sin and away from God. Now, you are guilt ridden and want to get out of the mess you are in, but do not know how. What do you do? Pray. “Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” - James 5:16.
Do you think David did not get a little down at times? He asked God numerous times, “Where are you, God?” For about 10 years he remained in exile, constantly on the move from Saul who was trying to kill him. One thing David learned while in exile was that he must continually praise and glorify God, even through his affliction. “I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God? Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.” - Psalms 42:9-11.
The soul is center of everything we do, it feeds off our desires, if we are walking in the Spirit, it desires the things of the Spirit, likewise, if we are walking in the flesh it desires the things of the flesh. However, if you have been walking in the Spirit you can be sure that your soul will not take walking back in the flesh too well. You feel pain that you never felt before because your soul does not feel God in it. The truth is God is still there, we just need to awaken His Spirit by renewing ours. How? Sing praises to God and get in His Word. We will find hope and healing when we get to God in the way that He wants us to. “For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.” - Romans 15:4,13.
Today's Prayer: God, As much as I love You and want to live my life in Your will, I know that all it would take is for me to take my eyes off you for a second to turn me into a self destructive mess. Lord, I know I am going to mess up sometimes, but do not let me forget all that You have done for me and what You have waiting for me as I patiently wait for You to work Your work in me. Give me Your power to have patience, help me to endure all my affliction, let me not be tempted to walk in my flesh, and give me Your grace to keep going when I want to give up. In Jesus' name. Amen.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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Chapters: Psalms 38-42
Message Title: Get Healed From Every Sin
Hello My Friend,
Sin, it is truly a disease, all it takes is one little spot to form and it spreads through your entire body, physically, mentally, and spiritually. Oh, joy comes for a moment, but after it is done all the guilt and shame come crashing in. To get over the pain more sin is committed, then more guilt, it is a vicious, self destructive cycle that no one intends to happen, but it can happen to anyone, even the strongest Christian. How can we be healed from this disease? Jesus. He will help us heal, the first step is coming to Him. “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” - 1 John 1:8,9.
David knew all too well the importance of seeking God to be healed from the affliction he faced for his sins. There were numerous times in which David would realize the affliction he faced was sin related, in which he would go to God in prayer. “O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore. There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin. For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me. Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee. My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me. My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off. For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.” - Psalms 38:1-4,9-11,15.
God knows all too well the real pain from sin is not in committing the actual act, but in the guilt and shame from sinning against God Himself. The world does not see sin as we do, to the Christian, we see it as something we did against God, and that alone makes us ashamed to even come to God for forgiveness. No matter what we need never to be ashamed to come to Jesus, He will even help us through the pain it caused. Just because we are saved that does not mean that we know Jesus, we need to come to Him to be healed. “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” - Matthew 11:28-30.
Going to Jesus does something to us, it literally makes us think twice about doing something and if we do sin, the Holy Spirit is sure to bring it to our attention so we acknowledge it. Perhaps the one thing that gets more Christians in trouble is their mouth, and David knew this all too well also. He seeks the strength of God to watch what he says. “I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me. I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred. My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue, LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am. And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee. Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish. I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.” - Psalms 39:1-4,7-9.
To make haste means to hurry, the second we go to God in prayer, whether it is to seek forgiveness of sins, a need, or a healing, God gets right on it. Now, it may seem as though He is not doing anything, but part of getting things right with God is having patience to endure the affliction as He is working. David knew this and while he did not always understand why he had to wait so long, he did understand that God had done some wonderful things in his life. “I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD. Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.” - Psalms 40:1-4.
So, you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Saviour and have made the choice to live your life for Him, but something happened, you fell into sin and away from God. Now, you are guilt ridden and want to get out of the mess you are in, but do not know how. What do you do? Pray. “Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” - James 5:16.
Do you think David did not get a little down at times? He asked God numerous times, “Where are you, God?” For about 10 years he remained in exile, constantly on the move from Saul who was trying to kill him. One thing David learned while in exile was that he must continually praise and glorify God, even through his affliction. “I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God? Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.” - Psalms 42:9-11.
The soul is center of everything we do, it feeds off our desires, if we are walking in the Spirit, it desires the things of the Spirit, likewise, if we are walking in the flesh it desires the things of the flesh. However, if you have been walking in the Spirit you can be sure that your soul will not take walking back in the flesh too well. You feel pain that you never felt before because your soul does not feel God in it. The truth is God is still there, we just need to awaken His Spirit by renewing ours. How? Sing praises to God and get in His Word. We will find hope and healing when we get to God in the way that He wants us to. “For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.” - Romans 15:4,13.
Today's Prayer: God, As much as I love You and want to live my life in Your will, I know that all it would take is for me to take my eyes off you for a second to turn me into a self destructive mess. Lord, I know I am going to mess up sometimes, but do not let me forget all that You have done for me and what You have waiting for me as I patiently wait for You to work Your work in me. Give me Your power to have patience, help me to endure all my affliction, let me not be tempted to walk in my flesh, and give me Your grace to keep going when I want to give up. In Jesus' name. Amen.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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