Thursday, July 2, 2015

5 TRUTHS ABOUT MY SIN and 1 SOLUTION

A man who walked from New York City to San Francisco was asked what his biggest hurdle was. He said that the toughest part of the trip wasn’t traversing the steep slopes of the mountains or crossing hot, barren stretches of desert. He said, “The thing that came the closest to defeating me was
the sand in my shoes.”  (Source: Our Daily Bread)

The sand in one's shoes seems somewhat small in comparison to all one would go through to make such a journey.  Yet, that was the most challenging element of his adventure!  It is not usually what we think of as big sins that defeat us. Most Christians fall to sins that they do not think are very "big."  Even the "smallest" (and I use that term as the average person sees sin...however, God sees all sin as "SIN")...even the smallest sin has a significant role in the deceptive work of Satan.  How do you view sin?  In truth, the Bible doesn't make a distinction from a "small" sin and a "big" sin.  Sin is defined in I John 3:4 as "the transgression of the law."  Sin is merely breaking the law.  So even the small wrong choices a person makes will impact their life!  Take a look at how the Bible describes the reality of sin:

1. MY SIN ends with my destruction (James 1:15)
“…sin, when it is finished bringeth forth death.”


2. MY SIN cannot be hid from God (Num. 32:23; Ps. 69:5)
“…be sure your sin will find you out.”





3. MY SIN is heavy, full of guilt and shame (II Sam. 12:13-14)
“…because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD….”


4. MY SIN is a universal problem among mankind (Eccl. 7:20)
“For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.”

 
5. MY SIN is serious enough for Jesus’ blood to be shed for ME
(Eph. 1:7)  “In whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins….”
The weight of my sin is great, but Jesus Christ is greater!  "For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins" (Matthew 26:28).   



MY SOLUTION is only found in the shed blood of Jesus Christ!  (I John 4:10) "Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins."  (Romans 5:8) "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."

These old hymns communicate the only solution for our sin.  This is a wonderful truth and it is  applicable to each of us!  Here is a beautiful arrangement of these hymns that is attached to the end of this post..enjoy!

 I know a fount where sins are washed away,
 I know a place where night is turned to day;
 Burdens are lifted, blind eyes made to see;
 There's a wonderworking pow'r
 in the blood of Calvary.  Praise God for His amazing love!!

O the deep, deep love of Jesus, vast, unmeasured, boundless, free!
 Rolling as a mighty ocean in its fullness over me!
 Underneath me, all around me, is the current of Thy love
 Leading onward, leading homeward to Thy glorious rest above!

O the deep, deep love of Jesus, spread His praise from shore to shore!
 How He loveth, ever loveth, changeth never, nevermore!
 How He watches o’er His loved ones, died to call them all His own;
 How for them He intercedeth, watcheth o’er them from the throne!

O the deep, deep love of Jesus, love of every love the best!
’Tis an ocean full of blessing, ’tis a haven giving rest!
 O the deep, deep love of Jesus, ’tis a heaven of heavens to me;
 And it lifts me up to glory, for it lifts me up to Thee!


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