Most of us can still not believe that no matter how big or terrible the sin that you commit, if you repent and do not commit the same sin again( 2 Peter 2:20-22), Jesus is there to forgive what you have done which was wrong before His eyes. We think and believe that if we have been involved in any type of offence which leads to sin, then we are completely destroyed. This is because of the treatment we get from this world.
MINDS
Something that we should bear in our minds is that we are all God’s people. Either Jew or Gentile, we are all God’s people ( Roman 9:24-26). Sin does not have the last word in a believer’s life. While we may sin, and sin seriously, it doesn’t mean that we are cast aside from God’s care. Neither does it mean that we are forever sidelined and rendered useless in God’s purpose.
THINK
If we think that we are without sin, we should be informed that we make God out to be a liar and His word is not ours,( 1 John 1:8-10). The purpose of Jesus coming to this world was to seek the lost, sinners who have gone astray ( Matthew 9:9-13).
There may be many sins in your past, do not allow the devil to deceive you into thinking that your usefulness to God is over. While you may suffer from the disciplining of God, He will eventually restore you to a place of honour in His Kingdom, provided you repent of the past sins. You may even find that your days after repentance will be even more successful than your former days when served the Lord before your fall. This message of encouragement is especially for those leaders who have fallen.
Remember our ancestor David’s downfall, but he never said that he was completely cursed. He went back to the Almighty God where his help came from( Psalm 121).
Let me warn the rest of you to beware how we judge those who fall. The Bible warns us to correct those in sin, but carefully, lest we ourselves fall.
Message by Pastor Andrias Tumahole,Pilgrim Church Ministry
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