No, Not One
Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
Proverbs 20:9
We are a society obsessed with self-help. Books, seminars, therapists and videos all purport that we have the inner-ability to change ourselves. While there are many things we can perform, there is one thing we cannot perform for ourselves: purge our heart of sin. Solomon expounds upon this in Ecclesiastes 7:20. Likewise, John writes in 1 John 1:8, “If we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.”
Can anyone rid himself of sin? No, no one. But He can! Isaiah defines the process inIsaiah 1:18 “... though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” And David defines the feeling after forgiveness is received in Psalms 51:7.
What a wonderful feeling to know that your sins are forgiven! The refreshing feeling begs to be shared and demonstrated! We can verbally share our experience with others, but more importantly, we can demonstrate our love of Christ by forgiving others.
Thank the One who has changed you forever. While there will surely be challenges today, rest assured that He who is capable of performing this miraculous change in you can handle the “small stuff” as well.
Proverbs 20:9
We are a society obsessed with self-help. Books, seminars, therapists and videos all purport that we have the inner-ability to change ourselves. While there are many things we can perform, there is one thing we cannot perform for ourselves: purge our heart of sin. Solomon expounds upon this in Ecclesiastes 7:20. Likewise, John writes in 1 John 1:8, “If we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.”
Can anyone rid himself of sin? No, no one. But He can! Isaiah defines the process inIsaiah 1:18 “... though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” And David defines the feeling after forgiveness is received in Psalms 51:7.
What a wonderful feeling to know that your sins are forgiven! The refreshing feeling begs to be shared and demonstrated! We can verbally share our experience with others, but more importantly, we can demonstrate our love of Christ by forgiving others.
Thank the One who has changed you forever. While there will surely be challenges today, rest assured that He who is capable of performing this miraculous change in you can handle the “small stuff” as well.
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