DAY 3 March 26 Draw Close To The Lord Ask the Lord to reveal to you anything that would hinder your ability to come into His presence in a deeper way than you ever have before. Pray for the ability to see your sin as He sees it. Be brokenhearted over your sin and ask for forgiveness. “Who may ascend into the hill of the LORD? And who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood And has not sworn deceitfully.” (Psalm 24:3–4) “I acknowledged my sin to You, And my iniquity I did not hide; I said, ‘I will confess my transgressions to the LORD’; And You forgave the guilt of my sin. (Psalm 32:5) How Do We Draw Near to God: How can we sincerely draw close to a God who is all powerful, all knowing and fully aware of all the reasons I do not belong in His presence? First, our confidence in drawing near to God is not based on our performance. Our confidence is in the performance of Jesus. Hebrews 4 instructs us to come to God with boldness based on our full confidence in the finished work of Jesus on our behalf. Second, our confidence in drawing near to God is based on His love. We can trust His love for us. And strangely enough, the very things in our lives that appear to disqualify us…sin, weaknesses, failures, flaws, etc…provide convincing proof of God’s love. If someone says they love you, but are not familiar with your past failures or current weaknesses, you cannot be sure they really love you. But if they are fully aware of the good and the “ugly” and love you anyway…you are truly loved. Praise God! He knows it all and loves us anyway. Our sins and weaknesses become our opportunity to really know He loves us. We can really trust His love for us. Today we draw near to God. We do this by uncovering our “ugly” side. We confess our sin. We reveal the part of our life that puts His love for us to the test (at least in our minds). And praise God again…He proves His love. He forgives and loves us anyway. Heavenly Father, reveal anything in my life that would hinder my ability to come into Your presence. Help me see my propensity towards sin and help me change. Help me to see my sin the way You see it. Thank You for loving me in spite of my failures. Thank You for helping me to change.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 21:26:15 +0000
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