November 19, 2024 – The Great Cover-up

The Great Cover-up
November 19, 2024

DAILY PROVERB:

Proverbs 28:12-14
 When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden. He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.

 

OUTLOOK ON THE IN BOOK:

    What causes a Christian to sin? Some will say Satan is to blame. I guess, in general, Satan is to blame as he did come to tempt Eve and brought sin to man. Nevertheless, commonly, we do not sin because of Satan; we sin because of ourselves.

 

    What then keeps a Christian from asking for forgiveness of that sin? Often, it is the same thing that caused them to commit the sin in the first place. They will somehow justify what they do in their own minds, thus diminishing the guilt associated with it. They may tell themselves, “others are doing it, God would not want me to be unhappy, and this makes me happy.” If they cannot find a way to justify sin, they try to hide or even deny it.

 

    In our text today, it says, “He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.” Confession is not enough. Saying you are sinning and then continuing to do it is not repentance; it is just admission. You must also plan to forsake your sin.

 

    Do you know when most Christians who have hidden or justified their sin will finally admit they are sinning and ask for forgiveness? It is when their life gets into a mess. When the world does not seem to make sense anymore, and trouble or sorrow has gathered all around them. Suddenly, they will look at their life, and all their sin becomes visible. It is then that they begin asking themselves if their sin may be the cause of their troubles. Why do we wait until our life is in such a mess? Why not come to Jesus today, confess, and forsake our sins? He is there with open arms, waiting and willing to help us.

 

THE WORD WALKING IN ME:

    1 John 1:9 still says; “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” However, we must confess them and be willing to forsake them. God is waiting with the blood of His Son to cleanse us. Why not come to Him today?

 

Have you done a Spiritual Self Exam lately?
Should you?

 

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this Passage, and todays Devotion?

 

Do I find within this reading a CHALLENGE for my life?

 

What are one or two things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

  

GOD TALKING TO ME: November 19, 2024

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH A DAILY PROVERBS
  Acts 21 – Acts 24
  Proverbs 28:12 – 14

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
  Ezekiel 17-20
  James 2