"What is sin?
Man call is an accident, God calls it abomination.
Man calls it a defect, God calls it a disease.
Man calls it an error, God calls it an enmity.
Man calls it a liberty, God calls it lawlessness.
Man calls it a trifle, God calls it a tragedy.
Man calls it a mistake, God calls it a madness.
Man calls it a weakness, God calls it willfulness."
Yes we all are surely in the great problem of sin (Rom. 3:23). Psalms talks about it too in Psalms
36:1-4.
"The transgression
of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his
eyes. For he flattereth himself in his
own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful. The words of his mouth are
iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good. He deviseth
mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he
abhorreth not evil."
This is not a pretty picture of mankind! But it's true! Sin
has made us to go in ways that are not good as it says. But the chapter doesn't
end like that! That's the good news!
Verses 5-8 gives us a picture of God's character. It says, "Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens;
and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds. Thy righteousness is like the
great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man
and beast. How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children
of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. They shall be abundantly
satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the
river of thy pleasures."
Did you see how many times the word "thy" is used
there? This is a description of God's Provision
for our problem.
- Not our sins, but His mercy
- Not our unfaithfulness, but His faithfulness
- Not our unrighteousness, but His righteousness
- Not our foolishness, but His judgments
- Not our selfishness, but His lovingkindness
- Not our fear, but His protection
- Not our leanness, but His fatness
And verse 9 is the most beautiful of all! "For with thee is the fountain of
life: in thy light shall we see light." This is the Promise!
Ministry of Healing
page 465 says, "In His light shall
we see light, until mind and heart and soul are transformed into the image of
His holiness. For those who thus lay
hold of the divine assurances of God's word, there are wonderful possibilities.
Before them lie vast fields of truth, vast resources of power. Glorious things
are to be revealed. Privileges and duties which they do not even suspect to be
in the Bible will be made manifest. All who walk in the path of humble
obedience, fulfilling His purpose, will know more and more of the oracles of
God."
The Promise and solution for our sin problem is to always be
in Jesus' presence. Then we will be safe and become changed day by day into His
image. Sin cannot survive in Jesus' presence, so as I spend time with Him, sin
will become hateful to me!
And that is what God wants to do with each one of us, if
only we are willing to let Him do it!
Did you catch the 3 P's from Psalms 36? First there was the Problem of sin, then there was the Provision from God, and lastly the Promise He has given to help us
overcome!
Let's live in Jesus' presence today!
"Thou wilt shew
me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there
are pleasures for evermore." Psalms 16:11
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