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
Read: Genesis 3:6-10, (KJV)
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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“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 Ckgod Devotional, written by
Pastor E.A Adeboye
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