Hebrews 3:13
Encourage
yourselves daily while it is still “today,” so that none of you may grow
hardened by the deceit of sin.
A thief and a murderer was caught
red-handed, with the knife he used in killing his last victim still in his possession. He would not show any remorse and asking for
forgiveness is far from his mind. And so
we would ask – “how can he do that?”
Is it just a spur of the moment? Did he planned that only yesterday or just
the other week? Lots of questions, but
the answer may be dumbfounding. What he
did could be a product of years and years of being neglected, of years of being
hardened by the harsh realities of life.
Of years of being away from God simply because no one
told him about the Lord and the joy He could bring in his life.
Most of us may be going through or have gone through
the same ordeal. Most of the traits and
attitude that we have about life today is due to how we were raised, the
experiences we had, and the principles we uphold.
And whatever they are and whether they have made you a
better or a worse person, just think that the Lord is always and should be a
part of it all. We should always take it
back to Him, asking for guidance and repentance.
All the sins we have or have been committed to us in
the past must not remain in our hearts forever.
It must not further hardened our being such that it allows the devil to
thrive and dwell in it.
Open your heart to the Lord. Let him soften your hearts and take away all
the guilt, all the bad experiences and all the things evil in your heart. Only then can you experience true joy that
can make you accept Him more as your Lord and Savior.
Let us pray +
Almighty
Father, I open my heart to you. Remove all the guilt and come into my being
as I experience true joy in Your midst. Amen
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The Lord hears the cry of the poor.
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