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“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” Hebrews 12:1

I love that God has created us to do good works and that He has prepared them in advance for us to do.

(See Ephesians 2:10) Even before we were born, God had a purpose for our lives and there are good works He needs us to do on this earth. On the other hand, there is an Accuser, an enemy of our souls, who does his best to keep us from fulfilling our purpose. I have noticed that it often is the same things that keep coming up to entangle me. Hebrews 12 verse one calls it the sin that so easily entangles us. Is there one sin in your life that keeps creeping up on you, trying to entangle you?

When the Holy Spirit points out our sin, it is to turn our eyes back on to Jesus and to set us free. It’s never about condemnation. God wants to put iron in our souls as we respond to His discipline, because ultimately He wants us to fulfill our purposes and not be held back in a life of sin. How wonderful to know that God calls us to freedom, godliness an great purpose.

Create a clean heart in me, O Lord. I want to live out the purposes You have for me and walk in the good works You have already prepared in advance for me to do. I love You, Lord. Amen.

By Idelette McVicker
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How often do we beat ourselves up about some past sin or hurt that we have done in our lives?

“My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense – Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.”
1 John 2:1-2

How often do we beat ourselves up about some past sin or hurt that we have done in our lives? Often they even reach as far back as our childhood. It seems that we like to pick at these sore spots in our souls just like we pick at any damaged part of our skin that we have hurt, or put our tongue in a cavity in our teeth just to get the sensation.

Why do we do this? John tells us very clearly that Jesus has atoned for all our sins on the cross. We need to be truly sorry for what we have done and want to repent. Then we can hand over all our burdens to the Lord and in doing so, they become His burden, not ours, and so our lives and our souls are lighter. The Lord will never hold a grudge against us and no matter how much we sin or hurt others we can still receive healing for ourselves just as long as we genuinely want forgiveness. There is no sin too great that will not be forgiven. All we need to do is offer these burdens and sins to the One who washes away all hurts. Once we have repented and given up our burdens to the Lord there is no need for us to dwell over and over on our failures. We have already been forgiven. Thanks be to God!

Almighty God, thank You that You sent Your dear Son to die on the Cross to plead our case. We come before You at this time mindful of the sins that burden us, some recent, some from long ago. We ask that You take these burdens from us and show us how to live the life that You so want us to live, free from guilt and shame. Thank You and Praise You for our forgiveness. Amen.

By Terry Stead
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Ensnaring Sin

I love that God has created us to do good works and that He has prepared them in advance for us to do.

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Give Up Your Burdens

How often do we beat ourselves up about some past sin or hurt that we have done in our lives?

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Ensnaring Sin

I love that God has created us to do good works and that He has prepared them in advance for us to do.

Further Reading

Give Up Your Burdens

How often do we beat ourselves up about some past sin or hurt that we have done in our lives?

Further Reading