304 - “Be Killing Sin or It Will Be Killing You”
"Those who have the knowledge of Christ crucified, should seek to spread that knowledge. Our Lord Jesus reproved them for the weakness of their faith in the Scriptures of the Old Testament. Did we know more of the Divine counsels as far as they are made known in the Scriptures, we should not be subject to the perplexities we often entangle ourselves in." Perplexities of Life. Luke 24:14. They engaged each other to know Him more. And where two are gathered, here He comes.
Because of the Resurrection, it changed everything. In Luke 24:45-49, God shares: Jesus opened their uderstanding of the Word of God, showing them how to read their Bibles this way. He said, "You can see now how it is written that the Messiah suffers, rises from the dead on the third day, and then a total life-change through the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed in his name to all nations---starting from here, from Jerusalem!"
Praise God that He made provision for our sins. In John Owen's book Overcoming Sin and Temptation, Owen writes: "Be acquainted then, with your own heart: though it be deep, search it; though it be dark, inquire into it; though it give all its distempers other names that what are their due, believe it not. Don't justify your own particular sin, but seek to recognize it so that you might fight against it with all your strength. Christians are called to wage war against this enemy, knowing that there are only two points: Be killing sin or it will be killing you." John Owen. "The only hope John Owen can promise in his book comes not through further self-examination but by embracing the Love and Provision of God." Open our eyes this day to see your Wild Love and Undeserving Provision.
As we close the pages of Dr. Luke's book, what stirs in your heart?
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