I am currently reading a book titled, "Holiness", by Nancy Leigh Demoss, and I am in awe at how she uses the most vivid metaphors to illustrate or should I say depict what our sins do to ourselves, others, and how it makes God feels. I also like the practically of the information she shares in this book, its clear cut candid and simple. She really made me see how much I grieve the holy spirit inside me.
She speaks about us living in our sin as if we are having an affair. She asks us to imagine our significant others cheating on us and the pain you feel once you realize your mate has been unfaithful. Thats how we make the holy spirit feels.
She also told a story about a missionary nurse who took care of the little kids in the village. One day a little boy stole two eggs from her while they were on their way out of the house to visit another little boy. It was raining and the missionary nurse had a light and wanted to shield the little boy from the rain. However, knowing he had those eggs in his hands he chose to stay in the dark. It was raining and muddy, eventually the little boy fell crushing the two eggs on top of himself. The nurse picked him up took him home cleaned him up and put on clean bandages for his wounds. The little boy was so happy that his grievous deed was over looked and that he was clean, he forgot all about those eggs.
Thats how we are when we hold on to sin. We stay in the dark for as long as we can hold on to sin, then satan as he always does attempts to embarass us, we become exposed. And God in his loving nature comes and cleans us up and begins to treat our wounds, even when we know he probably would be justified in casting us right into the lake of fire, he doesnt! he protects us, loves us, and nurtures us! our Daddy is awesome!
All this week it seems since I have been reading this book, and aiming to pursue a life of right standing with God, I have been tried and stretched and bullied and just plain picked on! The enemy tried to send people from the north south east and west to cause me to stumble but operation: cancelled. I am declaring in the Mighty Name of Jesus, I am free healed and delivered, I am strong brave and not broken. I am covered with a blanket of grace and lowered with a spirit of Humility. I will Win! I am running from every chance to do wrong, from every chance to sin, every chance to have a ill feeling Heart, I will Run and Pursue Him!
James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
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