(Psalms 62:1-2 NKJV) Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation. (2) He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved.
Sometimes my prayer is pretty simple. Some mornings, or afternoons, or evenings, it is “Oh, God, forgive me, oh, Lord, oh Lord forgive, forgive Father, Jesus how could I do this again, Spirit, oh God.
“Wham, bang, pow” if I were doing a comic strip with a super-hero. Except I am anything but and the wham, bang, pow are the sounds of the enemy pounding me, questioning my love and faithfulness to God.
I must make sure I listen to God and not the enemy, so I run to my refuge. “Run, Forest, run!”
(Psalms 62:6-8 NKJV) He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved. (7) In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, And my refuge, is in God. (8) Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah
Sometimes that is all we can do. Sometimes the “wash cycle” of 1 John 1.9 is all we can cling to.
(1 John 1:9 NKJV) If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
So as much as we would prefer the victory march, sometimes we crawl, sometimes we limp. Not excusing our repeated sinful behavior but admitting it, we sometimes cry instead of rejoicing. No, this isn’t what we wanted or intended but it is what it is and what Christ accomplished at Calvary is powerful enough to deal with it in a God-pleasing way.
Drag that trade-in down here for a great deal.
Have you ever seen those ads? “Drag it in, push it in, and we’ll give you a thousand dollars as a trade-in!” Well, we don’t have anything to trade since all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags, so I will borrow my illustration from the dragging and pushing part. Just bring yourself before the throne of God and believe him for what he has promised. Drag your sorry behind in if you have to. Push yourself to believe God rather than listen to the lies of your failure and sin. Don’t compound the problem of “sinning again” by refusing the only satifactory answer in God’s eyes: Forgiveness of sins because of the shed blood of Jesus Christ.
So, do we want to be in that place? No. But is there a better place we have access to? Yes, yes, yes. Before the throne of God wrapped in the righteousness of Jesus Christ.
(Hebrews 4:15-16 NKJV) For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. (16) Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
