Tuesday Reading: Psalm 7:1-5
Key Verse: Psalm 7:4
4 if I have rewarded evil to my friend, or if I have delivered one oppressing me without cause;
Devotion:
Being able to recognise when we do wrong is a big step towards getting back on the right path. Being able to admit to what you do wrong is the next step. The most important step is then to ask for forgiveness for those things that we do wrong. Christ has already paid the price for those sins and He wants us to admit them and bring them before Him so that He can tell us of how He has already forgiven them. Christ’s love for us is without fault and without end and yet we just don’t seem to get it sometimes.
If we are honest with ourselves then we will see so many times when we have got things wrong; we will see so many things that we have done wrong against others just because we got in a mood or because we lost our way. Why should we take it out on others just because we have done wrong? But the biggest problem we have is that we hide behind all manner of things so that we don’t admit to those things. We never like to say that we have done wrong and we will do almost anything to pass the buck on to someone else. It is not a little thing that we do because we are heaping up deceit which will eventually find us out.
Being open and honest can be a hard thing for us because we are brought up in a world of deceit; and yet it is something that we need to aim for every day of our lives. Being able to recognise when we do things wrong to others is not a small thing because it is those very actions that will prevent others from getting to know Christ – just as the things we find around us are the very things that will drive a wedge between us and God. Don’t be that wedge that will drive others away from God; rather be and encouraging friend so that they will be more willing to find out about Christ before it is too late for them. We are not the glue that sticks us together, but we can loosen that glue so that it is less effective is we are not careful!
Points to Ponder:
What do you think others think of you?
Does God agree with your ways?