Daily Devotional

HIS LOVE IS GREATER THAN OUR SIN

February 13

orgiven Children of God, when a child of the King presents himself to the Father, confesses his sin and truly repents of that sin, that child of the King is immediately forgiven. "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just, to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (I John 1:9 NKJV) However, you must understand that there are patterns of sinfulness (the idea of iniquity in the Bible) which are ingrained deeply in some of my children. These patterns are the result of excuses or reasons given by the Christian (many times subconscious reasons) which lock the believer into a pattern of repeat sin cycles. Each time the sin occurs, and true repentance is offered, forgiveness is released through the precious name of Jesus. However, this repeated sin is a weakening force in the person's life. It is called a "besetting" sin in the book of (Hebrews 12:1-2). It is a "clinging" sin as it is also described in the Bible. It will cause the Christian to be resisted by the Holy Spirit in walking to the higher levels of victory and fruit bearing which are plainly promised in the word of God. Remember child, sin is pleasurable. Even if it is in the form of resentment or bitterness toward another person it is a Christian’s feeble attempt to punish or repay others for offenses that that other people may have made against the Child of God. The believer does not allow the blood of the cross to be sufficient, nor does he permit God to either correct or punish the person from whom the offense came. Also, if it is in the realm of greed or lust, subconscious justification may be reasonable to the person. Quietly down deep (one may say, "my wife doesn't care for me the way she should, so I’ll justify my lust for another person.” Or one may say, “they are so 'stuck up' with all that money, I deserve better than I am getting, after all, I tithe and give to the Lord, where is my blessing?" This last blessing seeker may become greedy and even lie about financial matters and justify the lie due to the anger and judgment cast on another person). Child of God, there is hope for you! Pray and seek the Lord about sins that don't seem to go away, but seem to occur repeatedly. Pray, "Search me . . . and know my heart O God." (Psalm 139:23) Truly ask the Father to search out your excuses for this sin and turn away (repent) from them by presenting yourself to God for His cleansing power. He will do just that for you, "and lead you in paths of righteousness (right standing and right choosing) for His name sake." (Psalm 23:3b).

Prayer

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Father, I have learned to live with my sin. I thought I could never escape it. Now I know that I cannot afford to continue in sin. Help me Lord. Take the Fountain of the Precious Blood of Jesus and pour it over me for washing from this uncleanness in the name of the Lord Jesus I pray, amen!