"For every house is built by someone, but He who built all things is God"
Hebrews 3:4 NKJV
You are still under construction - a work in progress. You may have been a Christian for many years but, you are not there yet and, you have much more to learn until that moment when you will be perfect Philippians 1:6.
God created and built all things and that, includes you but, He hasn't finished yet. How do we know this? Because we keep letting Him down - bad thoughts, critising, judging, unsavoury talk and anger, just to name a few. However the wonderful thing is, God knows all of this and realises that we are still in the constructing process. So, does this give us licence to sin? No, it doesn't but it shows us that God pours much grace upon us and forgiveness is included as we repent. If He didn't, we would be history. This is the wonderful thing about God; He knows we can't be perfect, no matter how hard we try. But He knows that one day we will be.
Be honest, have you let God down this week? You may have and what's more you feel bad about it. This is actually good because this means that the Holy Spirit is convicting you and you recognise this. If you were not being convicted or didn't recognise this, the Holy Spirit would not be a part of you. All the things that happen in this world - the atrocities, the murders, stabbings, rape and whatever else, are usually carried out by people who for one reason or another have a grudge against someone or, just want to take what another person has, even if it is a life. It is pure evil and selfishness. They don't worry that they have taken someone's life and left a family brokenhearted. Mostly they don't care and ignore any conviction for their actions. The label they receive from prosecution makes them feel big and tough and this makes them feel good.
This is the difference between someone who is convicted and someone who isn't. When we are saved and belong to Jesus Christ, the Spirit of God will always convict us of sin. He dwells within us and when we let Him down, we have a heaviness in our spirit and it won't go away until we seek God and repent. If the person who has caused the death or hurt on someone responds to the conviction and repents, they too will be forgiven but, obviously, will still have to pay the penalty of the law of the land.
When you think about it, we know we have a long way to go but, it is encouraging that until we enter heaven, God has made it possible that we, even though we are still under construction, to be forgiven and blessed. Thank you Jesus.
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