Many of us are ignorant of how to deal with the issue of sin and that is why we are unable to win the fight against sin. One thing I know for sure is that if you don´t stop sin, sin will stop you, but that will not be you, in Jesus name. This particular topic is an eye opener and is going to be a long series; I pray for you that God will give you the grace and patience to follow through the series and also to open the eyes of your understanding, in Jesus name. Sin is the number one enemy of your glorious destiny; sin is as old as the world itself. As soon as man was introduced in the book of Genesis; sin introduced himself to man also; sin is intrusive; he will try to force himself on us in a subtle but yet aggressive manner; it is a tricky thing. 1 Peter 5:8 (Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour): And what PENANCE does is to help us in the battle against sin. PENANCE means self punishment for doing the wrong thing; it is self inflicted pain that serves as a reminder to the individual when next he or she finds himself in that same act again. PENANCE is a way of keeping one's conscience alive; It is a way we express our guilt to God and tell Him that we are deeply sorry for going against His instruction.
Jonah 3:4 (And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown. 5 So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. 6 For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. 7 And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd or flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water: 8 But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands. 9 Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not? 10 And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.)
PENANCE is a way of telling God that you know you have sinned and that you deserve to be punished and that you are starting your punishment by yourself to gain His forgiveness. The issue of sin, to God, is an emotional thing; and for us to get God to forgive us, we need to approach it with strong emotion. He is a jealous God and sin is a betrayal. God loves us that is why He is jealous anytime we choose something else over Him; we are married to Him and He has given us His Spirit because He trusts us and when we go out there with His Spirit doing evil things that is betrayal. David knows what it means to have the Spirit of God with him. Psalm 51:11 (Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me). You can only betray someone that you are in a relationship with; betrayal brings about temporary disconnection that can lead to permanent separation if not well handled. PENANCE is to bring about reconnection in order to avoid total separation that can lead to hell fire. Satan is the father of sin and he has mastered the act of deceiving people; he will delay the individual by stopping them from going into penance immediately after the sin is committed; knowing fully that it will reach a time the punishment will kick in and the individual will enter into trouble with God. if you delay in your confession and repentance; then the punishment will set in. God is a covenant keeping God and He has a lay down principle for those who are the citizens of heaven. Do not be deceived when it comes to the issue of sin; it is an individual thing; be wise and choose how you want to fight your battle against sin and win by following the spiritual principle that was laid down by God. There is no forgiveness without repentance; the way you feel about sin will determine your victory over sin. You need to hate sin with passion and feel very bad when it seems that he is winning. Let your love for God be ignited enough to burn every form of sin. Love is the number one way to get into serious penance; it is another way of showing that we Love God and we feel bad sinning against Him. when you Love God loving your neighbour will be easy; notice that Joseph did not say that he did not want to sin against his master, he said how can he do this great wickedness and sin against God (Genesis 39:9); So any evil you do against your neighbour is a sin against God and the punishment is from God. Friends, it is time to weigh our Love for God on a scale because if you are not feeling bad about sin then your love and relationship with God is questionable. We all have sin and come short of the glory of God (Roman 3:23); If you really want to see Jesus you need to overcome sin because it is only those who overcome that will see Jesus. How you feel about sin is what will determine whether you are going to win this battle or not. The reason why people keep falling into sin is because they are ignorant of how to deal with the issue of sin. Another name for sin is betrayal; when you sin, you betray God and what do you do when you know that you have betrayed somebody? You need to confess, repent and then ask for forgiveness. It is only those who are conscious of their actions that ask for forgiveness. The people of Nineveh heard the preaching of Noah and went into PENANCE; they repented in ashes. I know this message is meant for someone; in case you want God's forgiveness; don´t wait any longer, delay is dangerous. Go down to your knees, confess to Him, tell him what you have done with your mouth, and tell Him you will not do it again and then pray the salvation prayer below and be reconnected and be blessed in Jesus name. I know you have been blessed with this message, please click like and share so that others can benefit from it also.
Lord Jesus, I come to you today, I am a sinner, and I cannot help myself, forgive me my sins, and cleanse me with your precious blood. Deliver me from sin and Satan to serve the living God. Lord Jesus, I accept you as my Lord and saviour. Now I know I am Born Again, Amen.
NENE ISAH,
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