Devotion for Sunday
January 19, 2020
Topic: Wearying God with Sin
Text: Isaiah 43:22 – 28
A
sacrifice required both giving up a valuable animal (item) and pleading with
God for forgiveness. But the people presented God with sins instead of
sacrifices (Isaiah 43:24). Can you imagine bringing the best of your sins to
God’s altar?
This
ironic picture shows the depths at which Israel had sunk. What do you present
to God; your sins or a plea for his forgiveness? Despite all these atrocities,
God assures His people of forgiveness. For God, when He forgives our sins, He
totally forgets them (Isaiah 43:25). We don’t have to fear that He will remind
us of them later. Because God forgives our sins, we need to forgive others.
Can
anyone justify himself before God? Yet, out of mercy He calls on us to dialogue
with Him so we may be acquitted if found not guilty (Isaiah 43:26 compare
1:18).
How do
we weary God with sin? When we come before Him often and again but refuse to
repent of our sins or when we know we are living in sin and instead of
repenting, we glory in them. These are some of the ways we weary God with our
sins. Wearying God with our sins will definitely attract some unbearable
consequences (use verse 28 to compare Romans 6:23). God exposed them to
contempt and destruction and ours will not be an exemption except we repent
now. Are you wearying God with your sins?
Food for Thought: Beware! Sin has grievous consequences.
Memory verse: Isaiah 1:14
Prayer:
God, grant me broken and contrite heart for my sins so I will repent of them
and not to weary you with them in Jesus name.
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