Isaiah 66:1-2
King James Version
66 Thus saith the Lord,
The heaven is my throne,
and the earth is my footstool:
where is the house that ye build unto me?
and where is the place of my rest?
2 For all those things hath mine hand made,
and all those things have been, saith the Lord:
but to this man will I look,
even to him that is poor
and of a contrite spirit,
and trembleth at my word.
In a world gone its own way, all the more we need to be aware.
Especially if ministers of GOD call us to repent.
And when you're a true child of GOD, you recognize such GOD-given moments, when your sin is called out.
Sure, the Bible says:
Romans 3:23
King James Version
23 For all have sinned,
and come short of the glory of God;
But the true born again doesn't hide behind that verse.
There is no excuse to remain in sin, especially if our sins are called out by messengers of GOD.
GOD commanded:
Leviticus 11:45
King James Version
45 For I am the Lord
that bringeth you up
out of the land of Egypt,
to be your God:
ye shall therefore be holy,
for I am holy.
JESUS commanded:
Matthew 5:48
King James Version
48 Be ye therefore perfect,
even as your Father which is in heaven
is perfect.
Apostle Paul warned us:
Hebrews 12:13-16
King James Version
13 And make straight paths for your feet,
lest that which is lame be turned out of the way;
but let it rather be healed.
14 Follow peace with all men,
and holiness,
without which no man shall see the Lord:
15 Looking diligently lest any man fail
of the grace of God;
lest any root of bitterness
springing up trouble you,
and thereby many be defiled;
16 Lest there be any fornicator,
or profane person, as Esau,
who for one morsel of meat
sold his birthright.
When your heart truly belongs to the LORD, you welcome such moments of correction.
You cannot bear to grieve the LORD.
You cannot bear hurting others, through your own ignorance.
Every life that breathes on this earth always has room for correction.
True followers of JESUS tremble at GOD's WORD.
Hebrews 10:31
King James Version
31 It is a fearful thing to fall
into the hands of the living God.
Hebrews 12:24-29
King James Version
24 And to Jesus
the mediator of the new covenant,
and to the blood of sprinkling,
that speaketh better things than that of Abel.
25 See that ye refuse not him that speaketh.
For if they escaped not
who refused him that spake on earth,
much more shall not we escape,
if we turn away from him
that speaketh from heaven:
26 Whose voice then shook the earth:
but now he hath promised, saying,
Yet once more I shake not the earth only,
but also heaven.
27 And this word, Yet once more,
signifieth the removing of those things
that are shaken, as of things that are made,
that those things which cannot be shaken
may remain.
28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom
which cannot be moved,
let us have grace,
whereby we may serve God acceptably
with reverence and godly fear:
29 For our God is a consuming fire.
When your sin is called out, immediately, true followers of JESUS become contrite.
How could we have disobeyed GOD's laws?
How could we have hurt others so?
How could we have been so blind?
We immediately thank the SPIRIT of GOD Who exposed our sin.
He works through ministers of CHRIST, exposing any form of hypocrisy.
If He didn't love us, why would He care we be on the right path, which JESUS already paved?
2 Peter 3:9
King James Version
9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise,
as some men count slackness;
but is longsuffering to us-ward,
not willing that any should perish,
but that all should come to repentance.
Welcome such rebukes, and corrections, for we are all being "refined":
Malachi 3:2
King James Version
2 But who may abide the day of his coming?
and who shall stand when he appeareth?
for he is like a refiner's fire,
and like fullers' soap:
As with every sin called out, shame, and acknowledgment, follow.
It may be a shock to your system, but imagine the pain you've caused others -- usually through ignorance, or indifference.
Let it not be indifference.
True repentance causes shame.
You become aware of how you've disobeyed GOD, and how you've hurt others, and maybe even destroyed their lives.
Repentance, and reparations, become foremost in your heart.
The path has always been "holiness".
We need to be worthy of the LORD.
We need to be worthy of the BLOOD of the LAMB.
We need to be worthy of the CROSS.
And if we momentarily stray, are corrupted, or are blinded, we need to get back on track.
We need to walk back with SPIRIT.
As true followers of JESUS, we would never want to lose that anointing.
The enemy waits in ambush, ALL the time.
He wants us to fall, fail, and fumble in our walk with GOD.
We pray, as king David prayed:
Psalm 51:10-12
King James Version
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God;
and renew a right spirit within me.
11 Cast me not away from thy presence;
and take not thy holy spirit from me.
12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation;
and uphold me with thy free spirit.
And after repenting, what does one do?
We sin no more.
A heartfelt example was pointed out by the LORD JESUS:
John 8:1-9
King James Version
8 Jesus went unto the mount of Olives.
2 And early in the morning
he came again into the temple,
and all the people came unto him;
and he sat down, and taught them.
3 And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him
a woman taken in adultery;
and when they had set her in the midst,
4 They say unto him, Master,
this woman was taken in adultery,
in the very act.
5 Now Moses in the law commanded us,
that such should be stoned:
but what sayest thou?
6 This they said, tempting him,
that they might have to accuse him.
But Jesus stooped down,
and with his finger wrote on the ground,
as though he heard them not.
7 So when they continued asking him,
he lifted up himself, and said unto them,
He that is without sin among you,
let him first cast a stone at her.
8 And again he stooped down,
and wrote on the ground.
9 And they which heard it,
being convicted by their own conscience,
went out one by one,
beginning at the eldest,
even unto the last:
and Jesus was left alone,
and the woman standing in the midst.
The most healing part?
John 8:10-11
King James Version
10 When Jesus had lifted up himself,
and saw none but the woman, he said unto her,
Woman, where are those thine accusers?
hath no man condemned thee?
11 She said, No man, Lord.
And Jesus said unto her,
Neither do I condemn thee:
go, and sin no more.
Such is the LORD's mercy.
A never-ending love, and correction, for fallen man.
As such, welcome ministers of GOD who call out your sin.
It's pure GRACE from GOD when they do.
The humble heart will always recognize such messengers.
THANK GOD for the love, sent through such ministers.
They do minister to our soul.
That we may do right in GOD's eyes.
We are all here to help each other, through Scripture.
There is a right way for us to correct each other.
As only JESUS could show us how:
Matthew 18:15-20
King James Version
15 Moreover if thy brother
shall trespass against thee,
go and tell him his fault
between thee and him alone:
if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
16 But if he will not hear thee,
then take with thee one or two more,
that in the mouth of two or three witnesses
every word may be established.
17 And if he shall neglect to hear them,
tell it unto the church:
but if he neglect to hear the church,
let him be unto thee as an heathen man
and a publican.
18 Verily I say unto you,
Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth
shall be bound in heaven:
and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth
shall be loosed in heaven.
19 Again I say unto you,
That if two of you shall agree on earth
as touching any thing that they shall ask,
it shall be done for them of my Father
which is in heaven.
20 For where two or three
are gathered together in my name,
there am I in the midst of them.
I am grateful for such correction.
GOD is truly merciful.
He doesn't want me to perish.
He sent a minister.
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