CHAPTER TWENTY

For all have sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God. The reality is that all continue to sin and are in constant need of the Savior. Verse 9: Who can say, "I have cleansed my heart; I am pure and free from sin"? I'm sure at some point and time we have all thought that our sin was to great for Jesus to forgive. God's mad at me and probably always will be. How could He really love me? Let me put it to you this way. If God didn't intend on forgiving you, He would have never sent His Son to die for you. He wants to forgive us because He longs to fellowship with us. A best friend is generally someone that you connect with on several levels. Sometimes I think about the scripture that says be ye perfect even as your Father in heaven is perfect. How can I connect with a perfect God when I know that in my flesh I am almost always imperfect? It dawned on me that the only times I walk in perfection are the moments that I spend in repentance. It is in my confession that I find my perfection. Maybe that's why King David was called a man after God's own heart. It obviously wasn't that he never made mistakes, it was that he was quick to repent. David said, "create in my a clean heart oh God, and renew a right spirit within me." In those incredible miraculous moments that I am receiving God's forgiveness through Christ Jesus, I am literally in a state of perfection. There is no interference in my connection to the creator. I can receive incredible insight from God because there is a perfect signal. When repentance and confession are over however, sin begins to slowly creep back into my life.

It is not realistic that you can confess and repent 24/7. The issue is you having an attitude of repentance, that when you do mess up you are quick to make things right with the friend that sticks closer than a brother.

Good night to all,

Pastor Brett