Day 657 – The secret self-righteousness of the Christian heart…
Sunday, Aug 1, 2021…
10:06 pm…
The pains and dangers of worldly sorrow are real to the Christian heart…
If a Christian is satisfied in their life performance, they become lukewarm. No question…
This leads to self-righteousness, which breeds ‘worldly sorrow…’
We don’t want worldly sorrow…
Worldly sorrow sounds like this: “I’ve done everything right. Why is it I’m not getting what I want?”
It’s a massive distraction and a lie…
To be obedient to the leading of the Spirit is a privilege in itself, not something where we require a reward…
We are not to boast about anything that happens while being led by the Spirit…
The epitome of Godly sorrow is when someone is attacking us and all we want to see is our attacker’s blessing and salvation…
Godly sorrow and rejoicing come hand in hand…
We must understand that we cannot bring anything to God. This is key…
Every emotional problem, every relational issue, every challenge in life, every single act of disobedience, rebellion, and hurt is conceived by self-righteousness…
We must acknowledge we are poor in spirit. Spiritually bankrupt…
We are owed nothing…deserve nothing…entitled to nothing…
We can do nothing to add to God…
But Christ didn’t die for nothing…
He died to make us someone who would live for the glory of God…
Let the crucifixion lay hold of us – trust in this alone…
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