BTR Weekly eNewsletter: All Have Sinned & Fall Short of the Glory of God

Issue #703 ~ February 7, 2022

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All Have Sinned And Fall Short of the Glory of God

"If you, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand?"

Psalm 130:3

Verse 3: "If you, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand?"

John Bunyan said: "One leak will sink a ship: and one sin will destroy a sinner."

(The Pilgrim's Progress, 2)

The scene in Psalm 130 switches from the "depths" of the sea to the courtroom. Lord, You are the Judge in this court. "If you, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand?"

Sin was David's problem, and forgiveness, the answer.

We like David, are guilty of sin as charged! Our only course of action is to throw ourselves upon the mercy of the court.

"O Lord, who could stand?" The obvious answer to this question is no one.

Ecclesiastes 7:20: "There is not a righteous man on earth who does what is right and never sins" (NIV).

J. B. Phillips said: The problem, even with confessing sin, is that we do not remember all our sins. Our hearts are corrupted, our minds confused. We are indulgent of our sins. We do not understand at times what constitutes sin. Still less can we properly confess all our sins."

Ralph Waldo Emerson said: "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."

We don't do very well calling sin, sin! We would rather rationalize, deny, defend, and distort rather than humbly acknowledge our sin.

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Praises & Prayer Requests

1. Pray: If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 (NASB)

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2. Pray: "FOR I WILL BE MERCIFUL TO THEIR INIQUITIES, AND I WILL REMEMBER THEIR SINS NO MORE." Hebrews 8:12 (NASB)

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3. Praise: I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven you for His name's sake. 1 John 2:12 (NASB)

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4. Pray: I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you. Isaiah 44:22 (NIV)

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5. Pray: How many wrongs and sins have I committed? Show me my offense and my sin. Job 13:23 (NIV)

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Let's worship the Lord this morning by singing that wonderful hymn, "Room at the Cross for You":

The cross upon which Jesus died Is a shelter in which we can hide;

And its grace so free is sufficient for me, And deep is its fountain as wide as the sea.

Tho' millions have found Him a friend And have turned from the sins they have sinned,

The Savior still waits to open the gates And welcome a sinner before it's too late.

There's room at the cross for you,

There's room at the cross for you;

Tho' millions have come, There's still room for one,

Yes, there's room at the cross for you.

For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)

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