A question to all you out there...How well do you feel like you uphold the 10 commandments? If you thought like I did you probably are saying, I do pretty well...I mean I don't commit adultery, murder, or steal... Today at church, JD's sermon was on rebellion and how people run away from God. He had a checklist printed for us and asked us to be honest with ourselves. As he read through the commandments (including explanation for each of them) I realize how much of a stinky sinner I am. I have never killed a person but I have taken the slightest pleasure in seeing harm done to someone. I have never stolen any material possessions but I have taken credit for something that was not mine. I try to honor my parents but I have disobeyed them one time or another. Though I am believer of Jesus Christ and believe in one true God, I have put other idols in my life that have given God-like status to.
After JD read the checklist, I realized that I have broken every commandments and continue to do so some days without even blinking an eye. Though we all try to do good, we inevitably are sinners. We were born sinners with an evil heart. But luckily there is good news and Jesus came to give us a new heart. Today I am so overwhelmed by the grace that God has given me. I continue to sin daily and He continues to forgive me daily. Who am I that He would love me so much and why do I forget that so often? I take the Lord's grace and mercy for grant so much. I think today was a definite reality check in the fact that I need to be more self-conscious of my actions.
On that same note, the Lord has been convicting me of the idols I have put in my life. Lately the computer has become an idol. As Stefanie pointed out one day, I am addicted to the internet...i.e. email, IM, facebook, blog reading. It has seriously become an addiction in where it is all I want to do. I come in the door and immediately want to get on. I spend more time on the computer than I do reading my Bible or praying. Stef says I need Internet Anononymous and while I laughed when she said it...I beginning to realize the truth in it. I really do have to get away from the computer, so this week I'm making a point to stay off the computer. We'll see how well it goes but for now I leave you with this.....the Lord is good, gracious, and forgiving more than I will ever fully fully comprehend this side of Heaven.
3 comments:
hooray for grace :) he pulled that janks on us (in a good way, haha) at camp this summer, and yeah it hit pretty hard.
peace!
A great message on your post. We all can take this to heart.
on the colbert report, Colbert asked the senator who introduced legislation to require the display of the 10 commandments whether or not he could name them, and he couldn't...
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