For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23
My grandson was visiting the other day. I left him in the playroom while I went to the other side of the house to do some chore or other. Soon after I left the room my grandson appeared at my side (he’s 3) with his head down telling me he had to go lay down. “Are you sleepy†I asked. “I broke the lamp, I have to go lay down†he replied. He stood before me humbled, repentant and ready for the punishment due him.
When I look back on that scene I see this as how God wants us to come to Him. We are to confess our sins and be repentant. Come humbly before the Lord.
It’s so hard to admit when we are wrong (I’m not the only one with this minor flaw am I?) but we are told that we must admit we have sinned and ask God’s forgiveness. There are still consequences with each decision and our repentance does not free us from them. No one is blameless and no matter how hard we try we are not perfect. “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of Godâ€.
Jesus came to earth, died on the cross, was buried and resurrected to save the sinner (I Timothy 1:15) to take away our sins. (1John 3:5) so that we may live eternally in heaven (2 Cor 5:1)
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The instructor told me to be in her class I had to unwind my skein of yarn and roll it into a ball. I never do that, I always use it straight from the skein and very seldom do I have a problem, but out of respect for her as the teacher I put down my needles and pulled on the yarn. Wouldn’t you know it, I get half way through the skein and I pull out a huge glob of tangled mess. Yuk !!!
I worked on pulling out all the knots for quite some time. It reminded me of my life sometimes. There are times that tangled mess of yarn is just a small representation of the tangled mess I make of my life. Burdens pile higher and higher, the knots get tighter and tighter until I am ready to throw my hands in the air and give up.
This week’s knitting Bible Study discussed this very dilemma. I was ready to throw that tangled mess into the trash but thank God he doesn’t feel that way about me and my messed up life. “I will not cast you off, do not fear, I am with you” (Isaiah 41:9-10). God wants to pull gently on the threads of my life and remove the knots and the tangles. But first I have to give them to him. “Cast all your burdens on him, because he cares for you” (1 Peter 5:7). Cast ALL your burdens, not just some or just the worst ones, cast ALL on him.
I think I am going to keep a pile of tangled yarn on my bedside table to remind me to trust God and give my tangles and knots to him.
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