Memorise: Come now, and let us reason together saith the LORD: through
your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow;
though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. Isaiah 1:18
Those who
realised their spiritual poverty have been given the invitation by the Lord
Jesus to come to Him for help. This invitation is for those who need grace and
mercy, and those who know that unless the Lord helps them they will never be
able to amount to anything. Laws and good works are good but they are never
sufficient as a condition for our right standing with God. We need to
acknowledge our helplessness and come to the one who can help us out of our
weaknesses. Today, there are so many struggles we go through out of
self-imposed religious rites and traditions, but Jesus is telling us that there
is the need to be free from these burdens.
It is the
help we receive from Jesus that makes our yoke very light. When we are
motivated through the help of God in the grace and love we receive, we can
always approach him and He will always reason with us. Until God helps a man,
he can never find rest for his soul. The commandments of the lord are not a
burden, but they are profitable for doctrine, reproof, correction, and for
instruction in righteousness so that at the end of the day, we all can be
thoroughly furnished unto good works. You immediately find peace when you see
that your sins are forgiven by God. You find peace when you see that your
sins are forgiven by God. You find peace when you see the work of Christ on the
cross being appropriated in your life. It is in Christ alone that one can cast
all the anxieties of this life, knowing well that He will never fail you.
Are you in
a tight corner, a corner so tight that unless God helps you, you will never be
able to survive? Then you are a candidate for the help of God. At every given
point in our lives, God is always ready to move in and give you your miracle.
You must be ready to cooperate with God through obedience to His word in all
circumstance. Those who believe this sins are not ‘too bad’ cannot get anything
from God.
Those who
are in the business of always rationalizing what God asks them to do, cannot
get anything significant from God.
To receive
help from God, be willing to do what God says. Turn away from your head
knowledge and look at the Word of liberty that is able to save you and present
you blameless before your maker. If there are un-confessed sins in your life,
you need to come straight to God and get it right with Him. It is on this
premises that you can receive the help of the Almighty God. When there is
nothing standing between you and God, then you can come with confidence and
boldness to Him and ask for help in times of need.
Key point: If there are sins you haven’t confessed in your life, God will
not be able to help you.
Bible in one year: Joshua 4-6, Job 34:16-30
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