Sifted (Part 7)
People are so blinded by Satan that they are deceived into thinking that the world can give them a good time with no restrictions. They come to view God as a hard taskmaster who wants to deprive them of joy and pleasure.
God does not act out of hatred when He judges your sin. Rather, He acts out of great love and compassion in order that you might receive life more abundantly. To those who accept Jesus into their lives, God promises peace, love, joy, prosperity, and health. Jesus said you will have tribulation in this world, but that these positive benefits of His promises will remain despite your troubles.
If you are to be freed from the bondage of sin, you must come to know that God loves you despite your sin and your failures. He is right there with you in trouble, whether it is caused by your own sin or an attack of the enemy.
You must also break the barrier of sin. You do this by accepting the work of atonement which Jesus accomplished by His death on the cross.
If you are a believer engaging in known sin, blinded by Satan to your true spiritual condition, you can make it right today. Admit your transgressions, ask forgiveness, and then turn away from your sin.
1 John 1:8, 9 "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
In reality, it is Satan who destroys and brings unhappiness and grief, while God brings abundant life:
John 10:10 "The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly."
God does not act out of hatred when He judges your sin. Rather, He acts out of great love and compassion in order that you might receive life more abundantly. To those who accept Jesus into their lives, God promises peace, love, joy, prosperity, and health. Jesus said you will have tribulation in this world, but that these positive benefits of His promises will remain despite your troubles.
Jesus promises restoration of all Satan has destroyed. Through the death of Jesus Christ, communion between God and man has been restored. The promise of Jesus is:
Matthew 28:20 “Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.”
The writer said in Hebrews 13:5:
“I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”
The Psalmist said in Psalm 46:1:
"God is a very present help in trouble.”
If you are to be freed from the bondage of sin, you must come to know that God loves you despite your sin and your failures. He is right there with you in trouble, whether it is caused by your own sin or an attack of the enemy.
You must also break the barrier of sin. You do this by accepting the work of atonement which Jesus accomplished by His death on the cross.
If you are not a born-again Christian, you need to invite Jesus Christ into your heart right now:
John 1:12 "But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name."
If you are a believer engaging in known sin, blinded by Satan to your true spiritual condition, you can make it right today. Admit your transgressions, ask forgiveness, and then turn away from your sin.
1 John 1:8, 9 "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
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