Friday, Jan 11, 2008

January 11, 2008

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January 11, 2008
Jeremiah 20; Zechariah 1; Romans 10

Weekly Theme: 1 John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

Guilt is a huge issue among Christians. We want to do right and often do not do it. Others have expectations of us that we do not meet. We ourselves have personal unfulfilled expectations of ourselves. We must learn to differentiate between true guilt and false guilt. True guilt is when I am “guilty.” I have really “sinned” – I’ve disobeyed God or done something to hurt someone. For that we need Confession, restitution and restoration. But many times we feel false guilt. For example: if I feel guilty because I can’t do something for you because I am unable to, I may feel guilty… but it is false guilt and should be dismissed. Or if I have confessed my sin, and I still feel guilty, that is false guilt as well because my offense has been cleared. When it is false guilt, we must be firm with ourselves and say, “you have 1 minute to feel sorry for yourself, and after that – No More!”.

Father, sometimes I struggle with false guilt. I struggle with the expectations of others. I struggle with sin that has already been forgiven. Please help me to be firm with myself and be aware that the enemy wants me to wallow in guilt, but you do not. That’s why you made provision for my sin. Thanks for your wonderful forgiveness!

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