“BE SURE YOUR SIN WILL FIND YOU OUT.” That’s a quote from the Old Testament (Numbers 32:23). Another way of stating it is: “You can be sure that your sin will track you down.” This was addressed to the nation of Israel as they were about to enter the Promised Land. However, it also has meaning for the individual as well. We may live in denial, but eventually the truth will surface---if not in this life, certainly in the one to come. Consider the breaking news from last week:
O.J. Simpson, who went from American sports idol to celebrity-in-exile after he was acquitted of murder in 1995, was found guilty October 3, 2008 of robbing two sports-memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a Las Vegas hotel room. The 61-year-old former football star could spend the rest of his life in prison. Sentencing was set for Dec. 5.
A weary and somber Simpson released a heavy sigh as the charges were read by the clerk in Clark County District Court. He was immediately taken into custody. The verdict came 13 years to the day after Simpson was cleared of murdering his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman, in Los Angeles in one of the most sensational trials of the 20th century.
God is the Judge of all hearts, so I am not about to say that I know for sure that he got away with murder. However, all the evidence points to it and most Americans believe that at last, justice has prevailed.
Our Daily Bread carried a story recently that speaks to the whole issue of denial of wrong doing: “A man arrested for the murder of a 12-year-old girl was also suspected of other killings. When police searched his computer, they found a file labeled "My Sins," but it couldn't be opened because it was protected with a password. A computer expert went to work using software to break the code. After 16 hours and billions of combinations, he found this password: "Godhelp." The file detailed six brutal crimes, including rape and murder.
I wonder if that man had created the file and its unique password because of the overwhelming burden of guilt for what he had done. Perhaps he knew that only God could help him deal with the enormity of his crimes.
We all have past sins that weigh us down. We may feel as David did when he wrote that God's hand was heavy upon him day and night and that his ‘vitality was turned into the drought of summer’ (Psalm 32:4). Yet relief can come. David said, ‘I acknowledged my sin to You . . . . I said, I will confess my transgressions to the Lord, and You forgave the iniquity of my sin’ (v.5).
The miracle of God's forgiveness does not remove the consequences of our sins. But when we confess our sins to Him, He will forgive us and cleanse us (1 John 1:9). His mercy and help are sure” (David C. McCasland)
O.J. Simpson, who went from American sports idol to celebrity-in-exile after he was acquitted of murder in 1995, was found guilty October 3, 2008 of robbing two sports-memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a Las Vegas hotel room. The 61-year-old former football star could spend the rest of his life in prison. Sentencing was set for Dec. 5.
A weary and somber Simpson released a heavy sigh as the charges were read by the clerk in Clark County District Court. He was immediately taken into custody. The verdict came 13 years to the day after Simpson was cleared of murdering his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman, in Los Angeles in one of the most sensational trials of the 20th century.
God is the Judge of all hearts, so I am not about to say that I know for sure that he got away with murder. However, all the evidence points to it and most Americans believe that at last, justice has prevailed.
Our Daily Bread carried a story recently that speaks to the whole issue of denial of wrong doing: “A man arrested for the murder of a 12-year-old girl was also suspected of other killings. When police searched his computer, they found a file labeled "My Sins," but it couldn't be opened because it was protected with a password. A computer expert went to work using software to break the code. After 16 hours and billions of combinations, he found this password: "Godhelp." The file detailed six brutal crimes, including rape and murder.
I wonder if that man had created the file and its unique password because of the overwhelming burden of guilt for what he had done. Perhaps he knew that only God could help him deal with the enormity of his crimes.
We all have past sins that weigh us down. We may feel as David did when he wrote that God's hand was heavy upon him day and night and that his ‘vitality was turned into the drought of summer’ (Psalm 32:4). Yet relief can come. David said, ‘I acknowledged my sin to You . . . . I said, I will confess my transgressions to the Lord, and You forgave the iniquity of my sin’ (v.5).
The miracle of God's forgiveness does not remove the consequences of our sins. But when we confess our sins to Him, He will forgive us and cleanse us (1 John 1:9). His mercy and help are sure” (David C. McCasland)
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