பாவங்களை ஒத்துக்கொள்ளும்போது ...../ WHEN ACCEPTING OUR SINS
'ஆதவன்' வேதாகமத் தியானம் - எண்:- 1,034, நவம்பர் 27, 2023 திங்கள்கிழமை
AATHAVAN' BIBLE MEDITATION No:1,034 Monday, November 27, 2023
"O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee." (Jeremiah 14: 7)
When you
commit sin, peace of mind is disturbed. Due to this, many people who commit
sins are pricked in their conscience and seek forgiveness. In all religions
various rituals and formalities are mentioned to get rid of sin.
But our Lord from the beginning of time, has made people realize that it is only by His grace that the sins of men will be forgiven. It is not the rituals that matter, but the awareness of sin in the mind. This is why Jeremiah pleads in today's verse, “LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee."
Sin is human nature. We have sin by nature. It was the seed from Adam and Eve. "Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me." (Psalms 51: 5) says David.
"For I
know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is
present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. For the
good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do." (Romans
7: 18,19) Paul the apostle said.
Beloved, Lord Jesus Christ came into the world to deliver us from this sinful life. God, the Father, "hath exalted (Jesus) with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins." (Acts 5: 31) says the scriptures.
Therefore, "To him give all the prophets
witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive
remission of sins." (Acts 10: 43)
God knows
our weaknesses. But we must accept them. As Jeremiah says, "Though our
iniquities testify against us, be merciful to your name; our iniquities are
great; we have sinned against you." If we can say that from the bottom of
the soul, we can experience his redemption.
The reason many Christians today do not experience salvation is because of their unfeeling heart. Most of the Christian evangelists and preachers have also kept the people in ignorance by giving importance to the blessings of the world without giving importance to this.
So, when we talk about sin, they ask, "What great sin have I committed?" or comparing themselves to others, "Everybody in the world commits some major sin... Is everyone living a good life? What major sin did I commit?" They say to themselves. Beloved, if we have such qualities, let us leave them and return to God.
"If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1: 8, 9)
"Lord, though our iniquities testify against us, be merciful for your name's sake"
God’s Message:- ✍️ Bro. M. Geo Prakash
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