YOU ARE NOT CONDEMNED – Thursday September 15th
2016
Memorise: For if our heart
condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. 1st
John 3:20
6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food,
and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one
wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her
husband with her; and he did eat.
7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that
they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
8 And they heard the voice of the Lord God
walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid
themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst
the trees of the garden.
9 And the Lord God
called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was
afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
Bible in one year: Jeremiah
47:1-49:22, Psalms 59
MESSAGE
Self-condemnation
is a natural phenomenon that feeds on the human awareness of guilt. In the book
of Genesis
3:10, Adam and Eve disobeyed God and without anyone scolding them,
they were condemned in their hearts: Open Heavens 15 September 2016:- You are
not condemned
“And he said, I heard thy voice
in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.”
Self-condemnation
is not the same as sorrow for sin. Sorrow for sin leads to repentance but self-condemnation
leads to fear, inferiority complex and low self-esteem. The Bible teaches that
God has offered us forgiveness of sin through the death of Jesus Christ. Self-condemnation
produces feelings of shame, disgrace, fear, terror, and depression, according
to Ezra 9:6,
that says:
“…O my God, I am ashamed and
blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over
our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens”
And Isaiah 6:5:
“Then said I, Woe is me! For I am
undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a
people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.”
Self-condemnation
could sometimes be very dangerous in cases where it develops into depression,
because it has succeeded in sending some people to their early graves. In Matthew 27:5,
Judas Iscariot suffered from serious guilt and self-condemnation,
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2016 open heavens
“And he cast down the pieces of
silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.”
May
the Lord deliver a user of this devotional suffering from guilt and self-condemnation
today in Jesus’ name. Furthermore, 2nd Corinthians 7:10 says:
“For godly sorrow worketh
repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world
worketh death.”
The
sorrow of the world is synonymous with guilt and self-condemnation, the Bible
says it brings death. Guilt defiles human life, produces feelings of anguish,
despair, shame and disgrace. Guilt also produces feelings of unworthiness as in
the case of the prodigal son in Luke 15:21. In the Name that is above all
other names, the power of self-condemnation is broken in your life today.
Prayer Point
Father, please let your
perfect love drive away every iota of self-condemnation in my life in the name
of Jesus.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A
Adeboye
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