Today I read the rest of Ecclesiastes 5 and all of 6, 7, and 8. I also read Galatians 5:11-6:6. My favorite verses are:
Ecclesiastes 7:20 For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Galatians 6:3 For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
Talk about being put in your place! We have nothing to boast about within ourselves apart from God dwelling in us. He has blessed me so much lately; I hope that I haven’t made it sound like I was boasting about my accomplishments. I owe everything to Him; I truly believe He opened the doors of opportunity and gave me the push to walk through them. Reading these verses can be very encouraging when we find ourselves caught up in a sinful situation. EVERYONE does it; we are not worse than other Christians when we sin, and they have no right to look down on us. We have all sinned; what we do afterwards is the test of our walk with God—do we confess our sins and ask Him to forgive us, or do we try to hide them and pretend we didn’t really do anything wrong? God wants to forgive us and restore fellowship with us; but we have to ask! Failure to repent and seek forgiveness is worse than whatever sin we need to be forgiven for. Don’t deceive yourself—Humble yourself, and God will lift you up. Thank God for his mercy and grace.
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