Thursday, October 18, 2012

"God's Integrity"

In understanding the parable of the accused steward from Luke 16:1-13, we must understand who it was that was unjust in that parable; for it was not the steward who was unjust, but it was his lord who had wrongfully terminated him because he was accused of being wasteful of his master's goods. The accuser in almost every case is the devil, for he is just that, and his accusations are always false. The title above this portion of Scripture in my Bible says, "How to Get a Welcoming Committee in Heaven", because the steward is preparing for his departure from this life and into the next. What is the most important thing that we have to express or engage in as a believer in Jesus Christ? It is forgiveness!!! In verse ten, Jesus says, "He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much". Being forgiven of all unrighteousness is something that brings with it a heart of gratitude and the desire to express that gratitude into those that do not know of His forgiveness. Whether or not you are called to be an evangelist is not the issue of sharing God's forgiveness with others, because His forgiveness that He has so freely given unto us is something that cannot be contained within us, it must be shared with others as we so gladly forgive them. If we do not have this ability within us to express God's forgiveness to others, then sadly, we have not yet accepted God's complete forgiveness for ourselves. The whole message of Psalms Nineteen is about the integrity of God and His never ending ability to deliver upon the integrity of His word. Therefore, when God says that our sins are forgiven, then our sins are forgiven!!! However; the enemy of our souls will always falsely accuse us of sin that we have been forgiven of, thereby giving us reason to continue in sin, and robbing us of the joy that we should otherwise be experiencing in our lives. As John so assuredly expresses in 1 John 1:9, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness". That word "all" in the Greek means ALL; so when we have come to God and asked Him to forgive us of our sins, and we have repented towards His Son Jesus Christ, then there is no more to be said for that which we have been forgiven of: "It is Finished"... "That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of Life; for the Life was manifested, and we have seen It, and bear witness, and show unto you that Eternal Life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us; that which we have seen and heard declare we onto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ. And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full." (1 John 1:1-4)

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