This morning I was meditating on the book of Psalms and began my reading in Psalm 51 A Psalm where David asks God for forgiveness for his sin. Then I read Psalm 52, which questions the fact that the powerful man gloried in their wealth, trust your possessions, wisdom and ability, but gave no acknowledgment to God.
Following my reading, I came across Psalm 53 which begins by saying that the madman says in his heart there is no God. This is a phrase we have heard from many, many mouths throughout the history of mankind. Many people choose to ignore altogether the existence of God. But what intrigued me is the following verse that says men have corrupted themselves, have done abominable iniquity. Man sins, but the sin of man is not the origin, but is a consequence. Consequence of the fact that he, foolishly, said in his heart there is no God. This is sin. This is the origin of all wickedness.
When man becomes firmly in your heart, the decision to ignore the existence of God, an infinitely more powerful, wise and holy than he sins. Whenever we choose to ignore the existence of God, we have sinned.
Has always been so from the beginning of the human race and will remain, until the influence of sin is completely torn from our midst.
When we ignore the existence of God are led to sin. This is the great key to understanding iniquity.
My prayer has three aspects. I pray, and I pray to God that I will never commit the sin of ignoring its existence, the Holy Spirit remind me twenty-four hours a day that God exists.
In the second place I pray and ask God that I always keep in mind that God is God, that I have consciousness of its sovereignty over all things, even the bad things, even the saddest and darkest moments of my existence.
Lastly, I pray and I pray to God that I might never forget his perfect holiness. When I have in mind that God is holy, I am led to a lifetime of searching for my entire sanctification. I am aware that nothing I do will make God more holy than it is, but I will allow myself a little closer to him and to enjoy the wonder of life at the feet of Him who created all things.
Let this be your prayer too! That awareness of the existence of God is present in you and the pursuit of holiness is your biggest target.
See you!
Elias Eloy
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Ministry Restaurando Veredas