2 Chronicles 7:14
[14] If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Our attitude needs to be as David’s was in Psalm 51. This whole Psalm is brought about by an experience in 2 Samuel 12. David’s sin was adultery and he attempted to cover up the sin. In David’s sin there was a murder, lies, deception.
There is no doubt that God loved David. In Psalm 51, we get a glimpse as to the reason why God loved David. It wasn’t about his pedigree! It was not because he was flawless. David’s response sin (as pointed out by the prophet Nathan) is the thing that God gravitated to in David’s life. His willingness to confess his sin!
Sometimes we rationalise our sin and try to make it right. The dictionary tells us that rationalisation is “The justification of behaviour to make it appear rational or socially acceptable by (subconsciously) ignoring, concealing, or glossing its real motive; an act of making such a justification”.
Job 1:1 is a scripture we need to take notice of because it is here that we read about someone being referred to as “perfect and upright”. Two things in this scripture help us understand why Job was a perfect and upright man. He “feared God and eschewed evil”.
The word "eschew" means – “to avoid”, to shun evil. This simply means that he turned aside from evil, he departed from evil. He didn’t allow himself to be associated with evil.
We need to turn from sin! 1 Thessalonians 5:22 encourages us to shun even the appearance of evil. This means that the Christian lifestyle should have nothing in it that even appears evil.
[14] If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Our attitude needs to be as David’s was in Psalm 51. This whole Psalm is brought about by an experience in 2 Samuel 12. David’s sin was adultery and he attempted to cover up the sin. In David’s sin there was a murder, lies, deception.
There is no doubt that God loved David. In Psalm 51, we get a glimpse as to the reason why God loved David. It wasn’t about his pedigree! It was not because he was flawless. David’s response sin (as pointed out by the prophet Nathan) is the thing that God gravitated to in David’s life. His willingness to confess his sin!
Sometimes we rationalise our sin and try to make it right. The dictionary tells us that rationalisation is “The justification of behaviour to make it appear rational or socially acceptable by (subconsciously) ignoring, concealing, or glossing its real motive; an act of making such a justification”.Job 1:1 is a scripture we need to take notice of because it is here that we read about someone being referred to as “perfect and upright”. Two things in this scripture help us understand why Job was a perfect and upright man. He “feared God and eschewed evil”.
The word "eschew" means – “to avoid”, to shun evil. This simply means that he turned aside from evil, he departed from evil. He didn’t allow himself to be associated with evil.
We need to turn from sin! 1 Thessalonians 5:22 encourages us to shun even the appearance of evil. This means that the Christian lifestyle should have nothing in it that even appears evil.
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