03 Mar Facing Guilt In Inevitable Circumstances
Preacher Huijun - 18 June 2015
Being Called Into A Blessed Lineage
A man is driven by his identity. Not only the identity of man decides what he does or does not do, it also determines his destiny. As we embark on the four gospel books, God wants us to get right with our identity first. Through the genealogy of Christ, God wants to draw the link between us and the family of Jesus. We're born into this blessed lineage not by our good conditions or favourable traits. In contrary, we often see the sinfulness, unholiness, how lowly, scandalous and dubious we are - yet God love all of us and chose us into His blessed lineage out of His sovereign grace, and give Christ to us so that we can be reconciled with God through Christ. God uses many examples of "Fallen" men to tell all believers that although they may look despicable in the eyes of men, nothing can stand in between the grace of God -- all imperfections of men can be covered by the precious blood of Christ and be used for the kingdom's purpose. When we let Christ be the king of our lives, always acknowledging Him in all things and let Him be the yardstick of all our standards, we will see the faithful and gracious God lifting us up and enables us to transcend the earthly struggles. For when we're called into His blessed lineage, we've been blessed in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessings in Christ, thus we're more than conquerors as children of God. Therefore, Jesus said - go sin no more. We who're born again by the Spirit of God, our destiny have changed. No matter how vulnerable we are, we can call upon God and receives the help of Holy Spirit to resist the insinuations and temptations that attack us and walk in the blessed living God has given us.
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The problem of guilt exists in the human hearts since the fall of men. It is guilt that brings fear actually. Yet when unforeseen undesirable situation arises, causing some unintended consequences, how do we set ourselves free from guilt then? With the Coronavirus striking the churches and society today, we see people reacted with both guilt and fear. How do Christians overcome our inner struggles?
* Understanding Fear.
* Understanding Guilt.
Verses to Read: <1 Sam 30:1-8>
The Spiritual Overview
1. The inevitable circumstances befall!
2. The Lord did not forsake David and his men in their misfortune or desperation
* <1 Sam 30:6>: But David found strength in the Lord His God.
* <Ps 16:10>: You will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy one see decay.
3. David seek the counsel of the Lord
* <1 Sam 30:7-8>: “Bring me the ephod”… .and David inquired of the Lord…
4. The Lord spared David from the greater guilt of engaging Saul and the Israelites army in a war.
Qns: How to understand and deal with guilt in inevitable circumstances?
1. Guilt is something that we cannot shoulder.
⟹ Only our Lord Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection could bear all the guilt in this World.
⟹ By believing in Christ, we equally believe in God’s good sovereign will for us.
* <Php 1:12>: What has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel.
2. Guilt is the enemy’s way of weakening us.
⟹ Only the grace of God could remove the guilt and help us find strength in the Lord.
* <Ro 8:35-37>: Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: “For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
3. Guilt distracts us from seeking God’s counsel.
⟹ Keep seeking the Lord’s counsel, submit to His leading and new ways will open up.
4. Guilt makes us selfish and propels us to pursue our own benefits over others.
* <1 Samuel 30:9-10,18-26>
⟹ Set our perspectives right to bless the churches of God in the COVID_19 saga, for that is the Lord’s heartbeat.
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