The Reality of Sin 10 January 2025

 The Reality of Sin

10 January 2025

" Don't ever think of your sin 

in relation to how bad others are. 

Always think of your sin in 

relation to how Holy God is."

                John MacArthur

Wow what a thought to ponder on. We are always so quick to compare ourselves to others. But the reality is that the lives of others are not the bench mark. In fact they are nowhere near the bench mark. When we compare our lives we need to compare them to God. Then as Isaiah said in Isaiah 6:5-6

5 “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the LORD Almighty.” 

6 Then one of the seraphs flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7 With it he touched my mouth and said, “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.” 

Isaiah never compared or measured himself against another man but he compared himself to God and was found wanting. Oh how I am so wanting!!!

But thanks be to God who has taken all my sin away through the death and resurrection of Jesus. When God sees me now He sees absolute perfection. He does not see sin anymore. Oh no that sin has been paid for. The slate has been swiped completely clean.

Therefor as Isaiah I am able to say 

Isaiah 6:8

8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” 

And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”

I am only able to go because of what God has done for me and in me. I am the worst of the worst without Him.

Thank you Lord!!