THURSDAY June 11, 2020
Guilty Before God
Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
Romans 3:19-20
Paul warned people, if they did not come to Christ for salvation, they would stand before God––guilty! guilty! guilty! Even the Jew would not be justified by the law. The Bible is God’s law. God has given His code in the Bible on how people should live. The law teaches us the knowledge of sin––people know they are guilty. Underline in your Bible the phrase …and all the world may become guilty…. Understand, the whole world is guilty before God, and there is a day of judgment coming.
However, there are those who use the excuse that they did not come to Christ because people in churches are hypocrites, but people should never keep their eyes on any one person. They need to keep their eyes on the Lord Jesus Christ––not on anyone in the church. People in the church will disappoint us. Christians need to go forward and love and forgive people because they have seen what Christ has done for them. If a person takes someone’s shortcomings personally, then they will sit back in judgment and blame people.
Before you judge anyone else, you have to look at yourself. Do not point fingers at others, or you will have three fingers pointing back at you! There is dirty laundry in your own life. Do not give the devil an opportunity to create confusion, division and disunity. These things will scatter the flock of God, and you will be held responsible.
Remember, it is the Holy Spirit’s power that changes the sinful nature of man. Oh, how we need the saving blood of Christ to deliver us from our sin––fully and completely.
Arise, my soul, arise, shake off thy guilty fears; the bleeding Sacrifice in my behalf appears: before the throne my Surety stands… my name is written on His hands.
~Charles Wesley~
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