The Lord speaks…and again I am left speechless. He knows my excuses. He knows what my heart will justify, the sin that I will so easily overlook. But when He speaks, it cuts to the quick. And I am left with nothing more to argue. For my heart can not serve two masters. There is no relationship between God and sin. I can try and reason with sin and flesh…but one can not hide unfaithfulness before the Faithful One. It is impossible and cannot be done.
And so I bow before the Creator and once again, cease striving. I am silenced and humbled. For I desire to hear Him, to know Him, to see Him alive and at work WITHIN me! And if sin resides, there is no space for His Spirit to dwell.
I confess. And even in my confessing, I know that I am not strong enough to resist the temptation alone. I don’t have it in me. There is no point in telling God that I will “never do it again.” B/c I have done it once, and in my flesh I will do it again. It is inevitable. But He is bigger than inevitable and He can empower even the weakest, such as myself. So I cling desperately and hold tightly to His hand. For on my own, I will fail. I will slip into the very thing that I confess. But through His strength I can conquer! I can walk in the very light of the victory I so boldly claim! For He has made me an “overcomer”. So, today, I will overcome sin…and live victorious!
And after the confession…peace washes over and joy abounds! I feel the colors of His love splash across my heart! His Spirit comes to life within and I feel like a summer sunset, bursting forth with beauty that leaves a soul in breathless awe!
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