yelling at sin

O that I might recognize my sin as great and see my Savior as greater. My heart is so quick to justify its corruption under a veil of nominalism. When will I understand that it was my crimes that sent the Son of God to die a criminal’s death? When will I see that my own foul and offensive crimes are committed daily in the dark shadows of my wayward heart? O hypocrite – your haughty repulsion at other’s sin is a tiny reflection of what is felt in the heart of God when you meander through your relationships, refuse to love the unlovely, and think yourself great. You mock the Great God who saved you when you are lazy in your mortification of sin, passive in your commitment to the great commission, and wholly self-absorbed.

You know so very little of the character of your Savior!

What would my life look like if I were driven by God’s passions? How would I invest my time, energies, resources, creativities, and my heart if my sole pursuit was Christ in me, the hope of Glory? How would my marriage look if I love as Christ loved? How would my friendships, my job, my padawans all be affected by a God-Centeredism in me? O sin that seemingly will not let me go… you have no power over me!!! I do not serve you, nor love you anymore. Thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ

Hope is found in the gospel – He must increase. I must decrease.