The Lord restored Job’s
losses when he prayed for his friends. —Job 42:10
I cannot make myself right
with God; I cannot make my life perfect. I can only be right with God if I
accept the atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ as an absolute gift. Am I humble
enough to accept it? I have to surrender all my rights and demands, and cease
from every self-effort. I must leave myself completely alone in His hands, and
then I can begin to pour my life out in the priestly work of intercession. […]
As a saved soul, the real business of your life is intercessory prayer.
Whatever circumstances God may place you in, always pray immediately that His
atonement may be recognized and as fully understood in the lives of others as
it has been in yours. Pray for your friends now, and pray for those with whom
you come in contact now.” CHAMBERS
We must always be mindful of
who we are in Jesus and remember who we were without Jesus. What I am about to write may give you pause,
but, then, I want it to. Do you continue
to sin? Let me help you out, the answer is “yes”. Does your sinning affect your salvation? The
answer is no. Then does it matter if you
sin? The answer is “yes”. Isn’t this an
easy quiz? Most often when you read a “how
to” book or devotion, it speaks to the point of what you should do, the actions
you should take to achieve the particular goal.
But rarely does it speak to the heart condition that is necessary to
accomplish those steps. That is if those
actions are spiritually dependent. There
is nothing that we do for God or at the direction of God that is not spiritual
in its nature. When you witness. When you pray. When you relate to others. It must be in the
context of our spiritual nature, and not our worldly wisdom or concern.
There are some who think that
once they are saved, the sins that they commit have nothing to do with their
accomplishing any spiritual work that they might engage in. In other words, my
sins and those sins’ presence in my heart have no effect on my spiritual
effectiveness. Sin quenches the Spirit. (1 Thessalonians 5:19) Which is to say, if you have submitted to the
flesh, you cannot submit to the Spirit at the same time. And, if you are not submitted to the Spirit,
then you are spiritually impotent. And,
if you are spiritually impotent, then anything that you might try to do that
requires the Spirit, will be of no effect. What kind of things are
affected? Prayer for one. (James
5:16) “The prayers of a righteous man are powerful and effective.” We should not enter the throne room of grace
with muddy shoes. God can have no part
of sin. (Exodus 3:4-5) “And Moses said, “Here I am.” “Do not come any
closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing
is holy ground.”” Why do you think that
it is “OK” to approach God in prayer with unconfessed sin on your heart. (Psalm
24: 3-4) “Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place? The one who
has clean hands and a pure heart.” Be careful that you don’t discard the
significance of needing to be clean before God.
(1 John 1:6-9) “If we claim
to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not
live out the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have
fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from
all sin. If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is
not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us
our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” CHARLEY
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