When you stumble, and being only human you will, He is right there beside you to help you up. He will then brush you off, receive your repentance, forgive you, and then continue to help you on your way.
1 John 1:7–But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.
Humans tend to hide from God when they sin; which leads to a downward spiral of self-pity, self-preoccupation and then giving up. That all happens in the darkness; because we are forgetting or ignoring the fact that that God is a forgiving God; and will faithfully stay right there with us to help us up from our transgressions.
And the Lord knows about our sins long before we commit them. So it is senseless to try to hide from Him; when He already knows we have blown it; and stands ready to forgive us when we come back to Him and admit the error of our ways.
John 16:24–You haven’t done this before. Ask, using my name, and you will receive, and you will have abundant joy.
The Lord’s light is there to shine into our darkness; to drive the evil one’s darkness away from us; and to bring us back into His loving Presence.
John 8:12–Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.”
The Lord is there for us; to relieve us of the heavy burden of our sin; and the spirit-crushing guilt that accompanies it.
So don’t delay; come back to Him quickly; receiving His forgiveness, cleansing, and healing. That way you may not long suffer the burdens of guilt; and the separation from the Lord that Satan so desires.
As a believer, the Lord has given you His righteousness (Through Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross) so nothing can separate you from Him.
Isaiah 61:10–I am overwhelmed with joy in the Lord my God! For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation and draped me in a robe of righteousness. I am like a bridegroom dressed for his wedding or a bride with her jewels.
My Prayer For this Day:
Lord, I thank you for shining your glorious, cleansing light on my life. Lord, I am a sinner in a broken world…I need your presence in my life every moment of the day. Lord, I know I will stumble because of my humanness; but I have faith in You, and the fact that you are with me; to help me get back on the path of life you have designed just for me. Lord, help me in the battle for the control of my mind. The evil one constantly throws distractions and temptations in my way; but now I have the armor you have provided me; to deflect the evil one’s fiery arrows; and Lord, I have you by my side.
