My friend, it's to tell God and affirm in our own hearts that we think the same way about sin as God does. It doesn't belong in the thought closet of His daughter. It just makes things dirty.
First John 1:9 tells us He forgives and cleanses. So accept His Word. The next time your feelings start to condemn you for what God has already forgiven, send those mendacious (dishonest) meditations to the Island of Misfit Thoughts!
When we tell our souls to "awake," we become alert to our own grime and are amazed by God's grace. To stay spiritually alert, you can't have a dimly lit thought closet. There's too much to risk for dirt to gather, and it won't ever show if it's too dark in there. The light must be bright in your thought closet.
The following verses tell us what light we need in our thought closet. Post what they tell us about the light.
Psalm 119:105 (New International Version, ©2010)
105 Your word is a lamp for my feet,
a light on my path.
a light on my path.
Psalm 119:130 (New International Version, ©2010)
130 The unfolding of your words gives light;
it gives understanding to the simple.
God's Word, the Holy Bible is the light we need in our thought closets to direct what we say to ourselves and to direct our paths. I am simple minded and so glad that it says that I will be given understanding when I read His word. That is a promise I will stand on.
ReplyDeleteHis word is the light that shines before me so I can walk in His path of truth and not stumble or fall.
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