Continued from ‘The Repairing of the Lord (Part 1)”
- SHAME OF WRONGDOING
Has shame for wrong doing, or an attitude separated us from the Father? We all have sinned, make mistakes, err, make slips, do wrong even though we are “Christians”. Becoming a Christian is not a step into being perfect, it is stepping into forgiveness, mercy and love. To receive Christ into your heart and life is to first, believe that he is the Son of God, and that He died to forgive your sins, second to receive Him into your heart, and to begin learning and walking in His image. Christ did not come to condemn us, but He came to give us life, and an abundant life full of mercy, love forgiveness and healing. Condemnation comes from the evil one, Satan. He loves to remind you of all the things you do wrong, all the wrong thoughts and motive you may have, but if you have repented and asked God for forgiveness that sin is under the blood of Christ, and forgotten by God.
Romans 8:1
“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death”.
If we recognize the power of this Scripture we have discovered a powerful truth that will change or lives!
Shame separates us from God, but the forgiveness of God covers us and reconciles us to Him. The Holy Spirit will convict you of sin, but in the conviction the purpose is to draw you to God, not drive you from His presence. Repentance, the asking for forgiveness, the turning away from what you know is wrong, and receiving the forgiveness of God covers you in righteousness, establishing you as a child of God, and an heir and joint heir with Christ. Conviction drives you to repentance, condemnation drives you to hide and to isolate yourself from the very one that can help you.
Sometimes the hardest person to forgive is yourself; but to grow we must recognize that to forgive opens the door to healing. This kind of healing liberates us to grow and mature into the person God is calling and intended us to be. Don’t allow shame to separate you from the Father. Repent, forgive yourself and receive the Father’s forgiveness for you. He will saturate your life and heart with the power of His total healing!
From the beginning of time God saw the need for repentance, atonement, and forgiveness. When Adam and Eve sinned in the garden, disregarding the rules that God gave them to live by he began providing a way back to His presence. This constituted a sacrifice, a shedding of blood for atonement, and it required a consequence for the sin. When we do wrong, we will most likely have a consequence that we do not like, or is very uncomfortable. But God provided a way of atonement, forgiveness, and reconciliation to Him by sending His Son in the form of a man, to live among us, and to die for us, and to rise again to establish us in His kingdom.
When we become Christians, we receive the atonement for our sins by accepting Jesus into our heart and lives. That means we receive the forgiveness of ALL our sin! We are reconciled to our position as children of the most High God. Shame no longer can haunt us or isolate us from the Father if we recognize that we have been forgiven no matter what it is we have done, when we repent and ask God to forgive us.
1 John 1:5-7
This is the message [of God’s promised revelation] which we have heard from Him and now announce to you, that God is Light [He is holy, His message is truthful, He is perfect in righteousness], and in Him there is no darkness at all [no sin, no wickedness, no imperfection]. If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness [of sin], we lie and do not practice the truth; but if we [really] walk in the Light
[that is, live each and every day in conformity with the precepts of God]
, as He Himself is in the Light, we have [true, unbroken] fellowship with one another [He with us, and we with Him], and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin [by erasing the stain of sin, keeping us cleansed from sin in all its forms and manifestations.
Allow the Holy Spirit to comfort you, and teach you the truth of God. Do not be delusional, creating a misconception of who you are. God created you to be in communion and relationship with Him. Receive the forgiveness He freely offers, turning away from doing what you know is wrong. Begin to walk in the power and might of a person once lost and bound by sin but who is now a person liberated and free from its power. Walk in the illumination of the Son who lives in you and the power of the Holy Spirit.
3) PRIDE
Has pride erected itself in your life? Pride is such a dangerous attitude; and when a heart has elevated itself you can be sure there is a fall that is imminent. Pride was the cause of the fall of Lucifer from his position in Heaven, and pride will cause you to lose your position in Christ. When we begin to think of ourselves more highly than we ought, not only do we become offensive to others, we become offensive to God!
Proverbs 29:23
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man’s pride shall bring him low: but honor shall uphold the
humble in spirit.
How does pride prohibit healing? We mistakenly and foolishly have the notion that we can ‘fix’ ourselves. We exclude the Father from our life! I imagine He looks at us and just shakes His head sometimes. How foolish we become. We assume since we got ourselves into a situation, we can get ourselves out. Imagine climbing to the top of a twenty- foot tree and then falling to the ground, breaking every bone in your body. Would we say ‘NO, don’t help me, I can fix this?’ Absolutely not! If we can make the rational decision to get professional help, why can’t we cry out to our Father to help us? One touch from His hand, one moment in His presence brings change. I can only imagine the power of being in His presence not just for a few hours a week, but continually, what changes would my life and yours undergo? Health would flourish in our heart, mind and body. The spiritual growth in our walk would transform us!
Are you hurting, feeling downcast, depressed and wounded? Call on the Lord, release yourself into the presences of His healing power. He will never reject you; He always forgives when you repent and ask. He will change your attitude and situation. He is the Great Physician, and only He can truly heal a broken heart. Only Him…but we must call on Him and allow His power to flow into our lives and submit ourselves to His direction. He will completely heal and restore us.
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Philippians 1:6
Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
