Guilty

I have no intentions of listing out my sins for the world to know, but the Lord knows all of them. He knows my thoughts. He knows my heart. He knows all the activities of my life. With what I know about me and what He knows about me – that’s why I’m so thankful for grace. He doesn’t hold my sin against me because it’s been removed by what Jesus did. I am now innocent before the Lord because of His Forgiveness and His Grace.

I wish I felt more confident in my innocence than I do. I’m still a mess. I may appear to have my crap together, but except for the grace of God, I’d be a total wreck. King David penned some words from a place of confidence in his journey with God. Check this out…

¹ Declare me innocent, O Lord,
    for I have acted with integrity;
    I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.
² Put me on trial, Lord, and cross-examine me.
    Test my motives and my heart.
³ For I am always aware of your unfailing love,
    and I have lived according to your truth.

⁶ I wash my hands to declare my innocence.
    I come to your altar, O Lord,
⁷ singing a song of thanksgiving
    and telling of all your wonders.
⁸ I love your sanctuary, Lord,
    the place where your glorious presence dwells. (Psalm 26:1-3, 6-8 NLT)

The Presence of the Lord is now in my heart. Under the old law (which David was operating within), the Presence of the Lord was in a place. When Jesus died, He gave us direct access to the Lord and our heart became the dwelling place of God.

I’m so thankful that the Lord cleans my heart and makes room for His Presence there. He knows my motives. He knows my thoughts. He knows that I want to walk faithfully with Him. His grace doesn’t look past my sin – it eradicates my sin from my heart so that He can dwell there. I am innocent before Him ONLY because of Grace.

Pressing On!

Dwayne