Sin...

Who are we to hold sin over each other’s heads? Are we the judge? For a believer, if we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from unrighteousness. Our vision must be screwed up... we look at people who have been forgiven and cleansed, and what do we see? We sin their sin, their blackness, their filth. But we see something that is no longer there… they have been washed by the blood of the Lamb. Aren’t we supposed to view people through God’s eyes? He has forgiven them, and so should we.

We all sin, we all make mistakes, we are all human. We all make bad choices that we regret. And sometimes, we make those bad choices again. We ALL do this! But just because we are all human, it is no excuse. God despises that which is unclean. And we daily are to be striving to rid our lives of sin, both seen and unseen. We must ask for forgiveness from our Great High Priest; and be praying for our brothers and sisters in Christ. We all struggle with sin differently, but we need to be keeping each other accountable. Not condemning each other.

We can accept the consequences of our sin, but also rest in the knowledge that we are forgiven. He will forgive us, cleanse us, and restore us. Sin no longer has a grip on us.

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin that clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus as the founder and perfecter of our faith, who is for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the throne, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews 12:1-2

When we are not able to forgive each other, even when their sin does not affect us, it prevents us from loving them the way God loves them. “Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another” 1 John 4:11. So let us love one another, forgive one another, and even wash each other’s feet… let us be Jesus with skin on.