I received a text message this morning from a friend of
mine. One of the statements said, “my control
over sin needs more Jesus.” It made me think of where I have been lately. I think that is what I have been doing as
well. I have been putting my confidence
in the flesh. You know… I got this. That
is usually the first stage of failure for me.
That statement took me back to a quote that
was spoken to me on a Quest event back in 2014.
“Stop trying to create the absence of sin
and start cultivating the presence of the Lord.”
Below is from a post I wrote back in 2014 partially edited.
God has a habit of chasing after leadership too. Let Him catch you and see what happens. Well he caught me. He spoke to me through a friend of mine with
this statement. “Stop trying to create
the absence of sin and start cultivating the presence of the Lord.” I had to just sit there a minute and
actually ask him to repeat it again.
Sometimes I think (me included) that we focus so hard on trying not to
sin that we miss it! We try to prevent
sin instead of just focusing on God more.
There are things that need to be done.
Pray, listen to worship music, study the word, and be washed by the
word. If you do all things, then it
makes it very hard for sin to creep in because your heart is with Him. Your heart is filled with Him which leaves no
room for anything else. Be blessed
today!
…Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, that
he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle,
or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. ~ Ephesians
5:25b-27
The Mirror Ephesians 5:25 The husband loving his wife pictures the
parallel of Christ loving the church completely, and his unreserved giving of
himself to us. (This is what
marriage is all about; it celebrates love’s initiative, whether coming from the
husband or the wife. This awakens a different level of commitment beyond any
sense of duty or guilt.) 5:26 Christ is the
voice of God’s language, immersed in this conversation, his love words bathe us
and remove from us every stain of sin. 5:27 This intimate language presents the
church (his restored image and likeness) to himself, to his delightful approval
without any distraction or reminder of a blemished past; no wrinkle or scar of
sin’s abuse remains; she stands before him in immaculate innocence.
God tells Moses, “My presence will go with you, and I
will give you rest.” Exodus 33:14
8 This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth,
but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may [a]be careful to do
according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way
prosperous, and then you will [b]have success.
Joshua 1:8 (NASB)
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