Many people are hurting right now because they have been canceled by family members and even in their church gatherings.
They have been canceled because they are radically dedicated to the Word of God for their lives. Even if they do not instruct anyone else but have just determined to love Christ and share with others the joy of knowing Him, they are rejected and falsely judged.
Some have not yet figured out that this rejection is not about them at all, its because others who attack them do not love Christ and are not interested in what God thinks about sin.
James 4:17 "So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin."
Some people know they are sinning but want to believe it is not a problem with God so they attack those who do not endorse their sin.
Humility is absent in our culture today, most Christians will never admit their sin, even pretending they do not have any in order to impress others around them. These are those who have many sins but are able to hide their willful attitudes as they walk through life in pretense.
1 John 1:8-10
"If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us."
It is only through admitting and confessing sin in our lives, even the small ones no one can see, that we can grow in holiness.
There are Christians who never confess, they cover up or pretend they have no sin, who remain spiritual and emotional youngsters. It is only through confession that God will cleanse us. He will not cleanse someone who refuses to admit they have sin.
1 John 3:4
"Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness."
1 John 1:9
"9. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
God is removing His hand of Spiritual blessing from America is because the Christians will not confess their sins to be cleansed, they have lost their witness in a very dark world.
James 1:12
"Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him."
The born-again believers are going to be tested to reveal their true hearts. It is in trials that the real self emerges. Can we admit our sins or do we hide them? Are we burdened by our sin or do we defend them to justify defying God?
These are questions the believer must ask to move forward in holiness and spiritual and emotional growth.
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