Reading: Acts
2:34-36
“For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my
right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.’ Therefore let the entire
house of Israel know with certainty that God has made him both Lord and
Messiah, this Jesus whom you crucified.”
“Whom you crucified.” It helps to put the burden on the people back
then.
Until we remember that our Messiah died to remove all sin for all time
and that includes us.
My personal sins contributed to His crucifixion.
I don’t want to think about that aspect or accept that responsibility.
I want to concentrate only on His redeeming grace and my gratitude.
It’s so much easier to focus on our own successes and rest a little on
His grace before admitting there is a whole lot more excavation to do inside our
hearts than we would like to admit. Yet the hidden stuff can become like toxic black
mold that insidiously corrupts. And keeps our relationship with the Lord at
arms’ length.
Sometimes we’re just too busy to take time to notice, or don’t think
of it as a sin, or think we are in control, or it’s so minor an attitude it
can’t be all that bad. Or we’re not doing anything different from lots of others.
Our excuses and denials can build into picture perfect reasoning. Or into a
Pharisee.
Denying the reason Messiah came. To restore—to redeem. To rebuild the
broken relationship with Him. To bring His light into the world’s darkness—into
our darkness. But first we need to acknowledge our denials.
Lord, please help us to keep our hearts and minds and souls open
before You.
Psalm of Worship: Genesis 1:29
“God said, ‘See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is
upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you
shall have them for food.’”
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