Your Sins Will Not Be Screened In Heaven
Meditate On
HEBREWS 10:17
Have you ever woken up in the morning and said, “Today, I will not sin.” And as you leave your house, you say, “I must be careful not to fall into sin today. I don’t want to sin. I will not sin!” My friend, when you do this, you are no longer Christ-conscious but sin-conscious, even though you have not sinned yet.
Men, have you ever caught yourself thinking, “I don’t
want to look at any woman in case I lust”? You are being sin-conscious when you
think like that. And sooner or later, you will lust in your heart. You may not
sin outwardly, but you will sin inwardly.
Have you also tried confessing every sin? I have! As a
teenager, when a bad thought came, I would quickly say, “I’m sorry, Lord.
Forgive me for this thought in Jesus’ name.” Then, another thought would come
and I would quickly say, “Forgive me, Lord, for that thought in Jesus’ name.”
Then, if I happen to doubt His forgiveness, I would confess my unbelief and ask
for forgiveness: “Forgive me, Lord, for doubting You.” Before I knew it, I was
oppressed in my mind and so sin-conscious instead of Christ-conscious!
My friend, when you fall into sin, God wants you to be
Christ-conscious. This means that when you have missed it, God wants you to be
conscious that in Christ, you have forgiveness of sins through His blood. God
wants you to be conscious that Christ was wounded and bruised for your sins,
and that the chastisement for your peace was upon Him. (Isaiah 53:5)
When you are Christ-conscious, you will have peace with
God through our Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 5:1) You will know that you are the
righteousness of God in Christ because He who knew no sin was made sin for you.
(2 Corinthians 5:21) He took your sin and now you have His righteousness.
So when you fall, don’t be conscious of your failure and
feel bad or condemned. Instead, be conscious of who you are in Christ, pick
yourself up, dust yourself off and continue your walk with God!
BLESSINGS
JOSEPH PRINCE
