Sirach 17:21-22
Turn again to
the Most High and away from your sin, hate intensely what he loathes, and know
the justice and judgments of God…
And to hate intensely… those things that He dislikes
and greatly abhor.
And what are these?
Only three letters – sin – but the impact to our lives is so great that
it would also mean where we would be in the afterlife.
Whether we like it or not, God has always
made it clear – we must do the right things, by His standards, in order to
achieve salvation. And those those who
strive to serve God, while trying to lead others to Him rather than away from
Him, stand a much better chance in the afterlife.
And the more that we need to have Jesus in
our lives and in our hearts. He came to
the world in order to reform the hearts of sinners like you and me.
So the heart is utterly crucial to
Jesus.
Jesus did not come into the world simply
because we have some bad habits that need to be corrected. He came into the world because we have such
dirty hearts that need to be purified, so we may live perfectly as our Heavenly
Father is perfect.
And so when the time comes that we meet God face to
face, he will not only ask how many sins you have committed. But He would also ask how many people are in
hell because of you. How many people are
suffering because you simply failed to love them. How many are doomed to burn eternally because
of your utter disregard of Jesus’ promise of salvation.
Our dirty heart needs cleansing… and only Jesus can
take away all that dirt.
Let us pray +
Almighty
Father, clean out my
heart. Fill me with your Spirit. Only You have the power to forgive and have
the power to change me. Amen
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Let the just exult and rejoice in the Lord.
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