THANKFUL

Chatting with Jesus

Monday, August 19, 2024

Lord, you told me I needed to stop, but I do it anyway. You said I didn’t need to beat myself up, hoping to show you have sorrowful and remorseful I am for falling into that sin again. Why did I do it? The enemy of my soul, that lying devil, keeps reminding me my failures are rapidly climbing my sin chart. I must agree.

· Lord, don’t you remember just a few days ago I acted like anything but a Christ follower?

· You saw me lose it last week when the freeway traffic caused me to be late.

· It wasn’t even an hour ago that I repeated an unproven accusation against my coworker.

I’ve broken all the spiritual laws and continually fail to live up to your standards. Thankfully, your Spirit reminded me of Psalm 130:3, 4.

“Lord, if you kept a record of our sins, who, O Lord, could ever survive? But you offer forgiveness, that we might learn to fear you.”

Is that why you asked me what I was talking about? You have no record of those sins after I confessed and repented. Didn’t you teach us to ask forgiveness daily when you taught us how to pray? (Matthew 6:12). And that’s what I did. Lord, show me how to accept your grace and forgiveness for my many failures and teach me how to forgive myself whenever I wander off track. I’m so weary of beating myself up and causing the devil to giggle in delight. Jesus, you were beat up on the cross for my sins.

Lord, I’m humbled beyond words. Thank you for your amazing grace that erased my sin record and causes the devil to choke whenever he tries to accuse me of sin (Revelation 12:9–11). Amen, Jesus