GOD AT WORK

I sat waiting for my turn to drive through the work area wishing the road could just fix itself. Like other motorist I found nothing wrong with the road. The workers walking the roadway could see what I couldn’t see driving quickly over the smooth pavement. Small cracks crisscrossed the roadway. Left unattended these cracks would become huge potholes as snow and ice would break the roadway into pieces.

As we hurry through our lives we often don’t see the cracks of sin within our lives. God sees what we often overlook. If the sin within our hearts remains unattended to, then like the road it is just a matter of time before our lives are falling apart.

• 10 Create a clean heart in me, O God, and renew a faithful spirit within me. 11 Do not force me away from your presence, and do not take your Holy Spirit from me. 12 Restore the joy of your salvation to me, and provide me with a spirit of willing obedience.
  Psalms 51:10-12 GW

We only deceive ourselves if we think we are free from sin. Each of us can so easily fall from grace. Sometimes it happens quickly; we turn and forsake God and willingly yield to our lust for sin. Sometimes the process is gradual; little by little we all backslide when left to ourselves. We need to slow down and let God show us the sin that seeks to destroy us.

None of us can renew ourselves any more than the road could fix itself. Only God can save us from our sin, and only God can restore us once again. As surely as we needed to repent on the day of our salvation, we need to repent today.

David started out ignoring his sin. He was the king and could do what he wanted. Later David tried to cover-up his sin with Bathsheba through deception and when that failed he had Uriah murdered. David continued to ignore his sin taking Bathsheba home as his wife. He made it appear that he was honoring one of his fallen soldiers by providing for Uriah’s wife. God saw what David ignored. David’s sin was destroying his life. Once confronted with the reality of his sin David knew he was powerless to restore himself. David cried out to God, “Purify my heart; renew a right spirit in me. Let your Spirit fill my life filling my heart again with your joy. Empower me to obey You!”

Let’s stop hurrying through our lives. Let’s slow down and let God show us our sin. Let our prayer always be "God do your work of grace in me." What do you think?