To see the sins you must avoid
"Put These Glasses On"
Reading the Bible - to see what God sees
Reading the Bible - to see what God sees
"The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes."
Psalm 19:8
...by nature we don’t see well. We don’t see ourselves as others see us, let alone as God sees us.
Reading the Bible is like putting on a pair of glasses. You begin to see what God sees. You get to know what grieves and offends him. Reading the Bible will open your eyes to the sins that lurk in your life.
How does reading the Bible open your eyes to see the sins you must avoid? Look, for example, at 1 Corinthians 13:
“Love is patient and kind;
love does not envy or boast;
it is not arrogant or rude.
It does not insist on its own way;
it is not irritable or resentful;
it does not rejoice at wrongdoing,
but rejoices with the truth”
(1Cor 13:4-6).
love does not envy or boast;
it is not arrogant or rude.
It does not insist on its own way;
it is not irritable or resentful;
it does not rejoice at wrongdoing,
but rejoices with the truth”
(1Cor 13:4-6).
These two verses draw attention to at least seven sins that grieve the Spirit of God:
(1) Impatience – love is patient
(2) Envy – love does not envy
(3) Pride – love is not arrogant
(4) Rudeness – love is not rude
(5) Insisting on your own way – love is not self-seeking
(6) Short-tempered – love isn’t irritable; it’s not easily provoked
(7) Resentment – love doesn’t cling to past hurts.
These are offensive to God. They grieve the Holy Spirit, ruin character, and contradict the Way of Christ.
God’s Word will open your eyes to what God calls sin.
Leave your Bible closed and your eyes will remain closed. Open your Bible and God will open your eyes.
“The precepts of the Lord are right, making the heart glad;
the command of the Lord is radiant, making the eyes light up.”
Ps. 19:8
“When he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin…”
John 16:8
the command of the Lord is radiant, making the eyes light up.”
Ps. 19:8
“When he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin…”
John 16:8
Reading the Bible is like putting on a pair of glasses. You begin to see what God sees. You get to know what grieves and offends him. Reading the Bible will open your eyes to the sins that lurk in your life.
When the Bible opens your eyes to particular sins, ask the Lord to show you where these may be lurking in your life. Where have I been insisting on my own way? What is the hurt that I have been holding onto? Where is impatience hiding in my life?
For further reading:
“When He comes, He will convict the world about sin, righteousness, and judgment”
John 16:8
"Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns. See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the everlasting way." Psalms 139:23-24
"Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns. See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the everlasting way." Psalms 139:23-24
The original devotion series can be found here: "Momentum: Pursuing God’s Blessings Through The Beatitudes"
