DCLM Higher Everyday 22 May 2024 — Bid Goodbye To Iniquity
Topic: Bid Goodbye To Iniquity
Text: Job 11:13-20
13If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
14If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.
15For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:
16Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:
17And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.
18And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
19Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.
20But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.
Key Verse: “If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him; If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles” (Job 11:13-14).
Message
Iniquity is another word for sin or wrong doing. The natural man is born with the propensity or predisposition to commit sin because of the fall of man in the Garden of Eden. Thus, the spiritual condition of humanity negates the holiness standard of God. However, the loving God, who created man in His own image has at all times made provisions for restoring humanity to fellowship or communion with Him. The saints of old in various dispensations before the dispensation of grace relied upon animal sacrifices to atone for their sins as demanded by God then. Fortunately, we don’t need animal sacrifice to come into relationship with God again as all we need now is repentance and faith in Christ’s atonement blood.
Those who are born again are expected to say goodbye to sin like Job, one of the patriarchs of the Christian faith, whose commitment to holiness and righteousness would continue to challenge people of all ages. His advice to Christians still echoes: “If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.”
Quote: Say goodbye to sin like Job
Challenge: Sin damns the soul!
Prayer for today: Lord, help me to say goodbye to sin.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
