The summary of what you are about
to read is that God loves you so much whether you love Him in return by words
or by deed. Continue reading if you want to hear more about the Love of God.
Today I will be sharing with us a
combination of what I have leant by the grace of God through my wonderful
mentors Joyce Meyer and Andrew Wommack.
We have all sinned and come short
of the Glory of God (Romans 3:23) but what do you feel when you have sinned?
Condemned or Convicted.
If you have given your life to
Christ and you indeed have a relationship with God, you are convicted and not
condemned when you sin. Joyce Meyer put it this way in her book How to Hear
from God;
His conviction is intended to
convince us to repent, which means to turn and go in the right direction rather
than the wrong one in which we are currently going…Conviction is meant to lift
us out of something, to help us move up higher in God’s will and plan for our
lives. Condemnation on the other hand presses us down and puts us under a burden
of guilt (John 16:7-11).
Condemnation will prevent you from
enjoying the love of God. The reason why so many people are still living in
poverty, depression and anxiety today is because they do not understand or know
the love of God. How will you receive from God when you are too afraid to come
to His presence? You may receive by chance but not the fullness of what HE
actually wants to give to you. There is no more condemnation to you who are in
Christ who walk after the Spirit and not after the Flesh (Romans 8:1).
Quit giving up on yourself and
begin again…more consciously and carefully…work out your salvation with fear
and trembling (Philippians 2:12).
Conviction means you are found
guilty but it does not mean you will be condemned. God knows you are guilty but
He will forgive you not because you deserved it but because He is God (Isaiah 43: 25). When
I saw this scripture I was elated…so I went on my knees and told God to forgive
the sins of my forefathers that has made my family suffered not because we are right
but because He is God. Selah
You cannot understand all that has
been said except you have a relationship with God. Having a relationship with
God means you know God. Knowing God means you have had an experience with God.
Having an experience with God means that there had been a time, day or year
that something extra ordinary happened to you and you knew that it could have
been no one else but God. Even pagans have experienced God but they could not recognize
Him as God. When you recognize God as God in your life, you have a relationship
with God.
You can call Him a customized name…
for me God is my Father…not because it’s a lyric of a song or because Jesus
called Him so but because there is never a time I tell Him… ”Father, I need to
pay my bills”, “I am weak”, “I am sick”, “ I need this contract or business”
that He does not use His influence to get it for me because HE is the God of
the universe. He is the best Dad… My Peak Dad (I remembered Peak Milk essay
competition many years ago “Why my mother is a Peak mum”). If I write an essay
today on why my Dad is a Peak Dad, I will win.
God loves us more than to hold our
sin against us. Make it a point of duty to tell someone that today.
God bless.
Source: Optimisticomotee’s Desk.
No comments:
Post a Comment