I continue to sin. I am a sinner and can’t stop. I will continue to sin.
Now, I know what you are thinking, yes, we are all sinners. My thoughts here are, can/will we admit it out loud, and do something about it.
“40Let us test and examine our ways, and return to the Lord! 41Let us lift up our hearts and hands to God in Heaven:” – Lamentations 3:40-41 (ESV)
We are all sinners and will continue to sin despite our best efforts. We cannot escape sin. We may not consciously got out looking to sin, however we will find it. Whether, impure thoughts, speaking ill about someone, taking a pen from the office, cursing someone in traffic, we are all prone to sinning.
We are to look at ourselves completely, and return to the Lord. That is doing something about it. Returning is not just outwardly, although that is what people see. We have to return inwardly as well. Notice verse 41 above; “lift up our hearts and hands”. Look what is first in that verse, the heart.
“12Yet even now,” ‘declares the Lord,’ “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; 13and rend your heats and not your garments.” – Joel 2:12-13 (ESV)
“With all your heart”, “rend your heart”. These two phrases from God are telling. We have to return to God with our heart first. We have to secure our inward selves. Outwardly is for the world to see and without the inward repentance, we are just putting on a show. God knows our true heart and once we have returned to him with our heart, the outside will reflect.
Yes we will continue to sin, but I believe that when we examine our hearts, repent, and return to God, DAILY, those sins are covered with the grace of our Lord. We do not have a license to run amuck sinning, but when we do sin, we are covered.
Are you actively aware of your sin? Will you repent? Will you return to God? Will you examine yourself and come back to him minutely, hourly, and daily, starting with your heart?
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