“And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment; John 16:8

Did you ever feel guilty when you sinned? Everyone knows right from wrong even if they never read the Bible, this is because The Holy Spirit is convicting us of our sins and wants us all to repent and come back to God.

If you look at societies around the world, despite there religion or beliefs , most people know right from wrong. For example most societies know murder is wrong, or theft is wrong. These are beliefs that typically don’t have to be taught for someone to already know. God has sent us The Holy Spirit, to convict us of our sins, so we will know when to repent and to lead us on the right path

For when Gentiles who do not have the Law do instinctively the things of the Law, these, not having the Law, are a law to themselves, in that they show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them Romans 2:14-15

Paul teaches us , even though Gentiles didn’t know The Law (Bible) they still instinctively did the right or wrong thing. Even though they didn’t know the Law, there conscience would convict or defend them. God has giving us a conscience to try and lead us to the path of righteousness

When you repent and accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior, your body becomes a Temple of God. Allow the Holy Spirit to dwell in you, and guide you in Jesus Name Amen!

‘Can mankind be just before God? Can a man be pure before his Maker? Job 4:17

As we continue to work through the book of Job, we see Job is in a very bad state of mind right now. He is under attack by Satan losing his family, possessions, and even his health. Job gets to a point where he says “Why didn’t I just die at birth (Job 3:11) Job is really as low as you can get, I’m sure there are many of us who can relate. There probably has been times when we struggled to find the meaning of life.

But then God answered Job “”Then a spirit passed by my face; The hair of my flesh bristled up. (Job 4:15) Job felt the presence of God with him face to face. Job probably feeling like God had abandoned him, soon realized that God is with him. Then God asked Job “Can mankind be just before God?”

Many people were telling Job his was being punished for his sins, but Job insisted that he was still righteous with God. Although Job was correct, he wasn’t being punished for sins, God wanted him to understand that “We  are all sinners and could never be justified by ourselves before our Heavenly Father.

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God Romans 3:23

However by the blood of Jesus Christ, we can be made pure to stand before God. Because of what Christ did for us on the cross, our sins can be washed white as snow. Without the love and sacrifice of Jesus Christ, we would never be able to stand before our Maker. Even though we were still sinners Christ died for us in Jesus Name Amen!

therefore the LORD God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to cultivate the ground from which he was taken. Genesis 3:23

On Sunday I was teaching my kids a lesson about “The First Sin”, during the part of the story when Adam and Eve were driven out of the Garden, my 8 year old asked me “How do they get back in the garden?” Of course my quick answer is Jesus Christ, however this simple question really made me ponder.

When you really examine our journey of faith as Christians, our real goal is “to get back into paradise”,  get back into our home, the way God intended it to be.  In the beginning life was perfect, humans were made with perfection, no death, no aging, no disease, no worries. Life was simple, God provided the harvest as we lived in peace with the world.

But then Sin changed everything, the wages of sin is our death. Because of our disobedience we got kicked out of paradise! We gave up everything to feed our flesh. Instead of living in peace and obedience, we waged war with our Heavenly Father and became lawless.

And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel.” Genesis 3:15

However even in our greatest downfall, God already had a redemption plan. Jesus Christ was set to come to free us from the bondage’s of our sin and death.

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea. Revelation 21:1

Through Jesus Christ, we will one day be able to go back into Paradise! A new Heaven and Earth where there will be no more pain, sorrow, or death (Revelation 21:4). Keep pressing on towards the prize in Jesus Name Amen!