Seeing My Sin
I guess one thing about getting older and seeing more of the world (striving to be in and not of ), I have come to see my great need for Christ. This morning I listened to the whole book of Lamentations and I was struck by these verses: Lam 3:47 Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction. Lam 3:64 Render unto them a recompence, O LORD, according to the work of their hands. Lam 3:65 Give them sorrow of heart, thy curse unto them. Lam 3:66 Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of the LORD. From reading this, I realized something: mand has not changed. We are so stubborn and refuse to hear anything that is good and right. Listening to this hard book of the Bible, I am reminded of my own sin and how I naturally do not seek the Lord. James 4:8 comes to mind: Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. "Draw nigh" means to make near,