ADMIT YOUR MISTAKES – Tuesday July 25th 2017
Memorise: For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
51:1 Have
mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto
the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
51:2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
51:3 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
51:4 Against
thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that
thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou
judgest.
Bible in one year: 1st Kings 1, Ezekiel 15:1-16:5, Hymn: Sing hymn 6
MESSAGE:
As
believers, although we have been made the righteousness of God in
Christ Jesus, we are still capable of making mistakes, because of the
nature of the body our spirit man still inhabits. Until we shed this
body and put on the glorious body of the resurrected Christ, we will
still be prone to mistakes and error (1st Corinthians 15:42-44, 1st Corinthians 15:52-54). Hence, we need to be more prayerful and careful in all our dealings (Matthew 26:41).
To reach your God-given goal, you must avoid mistakes. You must avoid
falling too. If you however fall, you can humbly and sorrowfully admit
your mistake. After David fell into the sin of adultery and murder, he
said,
“For I acknowledge my transgression: and my sin is ever before me.”
Psalm 51:3
If you sin, admit that you have sinned. 2nd Corinthians 7:9-10
says godly sorrow leads you to repentance. Those who are close to me
can testify to the fact that whenever something goes wrong with whatever
I’m working on, the first question I ask my-self is, “Where have I gone
wrong?”
You
cannot make progress if you keep passing the buck or shifting blame. It
is easy to make excuses. The lazy and the proud will look for every
reason to justify their weaknesses or failure. Open Heavens 25 July
2017: Tuesday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye- Admit Your
Mistakes. When you knowledge and confess your weaknesses to God, you trigger a release of God’s power to enable you live above them. 2nd Corinthians 12:9 says,
“And
he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is
made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in
my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”
In
the parable of the talents, the man with five talents never gave any
excuse for why he should not succeed; hence, he was able to double his
talents (Matthew 25:14-30).
The man with two talents equally made no room for excuses, and so, he
too doubled his talents. The man with one talent however came up with
excuses for non-performance. Open Heavens 25 July 2017. If you are
always quick to explain away your failures, it is because you are too
proud to admit your mistakes. Who does not make mistakes? When you err,
admit your wrong doing. Studying mathematics taught me that I can be
wrong. Many people find it difficult to accept that they are wrong. If
you try to prove to them that they are wrong, they will do everything
possible to wriggle out of it. Explaining a way your wrong-doing does
not make you any less guilty. Have you made any mistake? Sorrowfully
admit your error and ask for forgiveness.
Key Point
Admitting your mistake is not a sign of weakness like many think. Rather, it is a manifestation of strength of character.
Open
Heavens Daily Devotional guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the
General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the
largest evangelical Church in the world and also the President of Christ
the Redeemer's Ministries.
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