I think it is safe to say that every day I sin multiple times. First and foremost is the command to love. I don't do this. I don't love as God commands me to love. This manifests itself in a crummy attitude at work. If I loved as God commands me to love, I would not be disgruntled every time someone asked me to do something - I would not think to myself "I don't want to do that". If I loved as God commands me to love then I would not be saying these things to myself let alone to others with whom I work would I?
And this example is just the beginning. I badly need Jesus as he is discussed in Hebrews. Because I sin as often as I do, I need His forgiveness to move forward without being enslaved by sin and regret. I also need His forgiveness as a way to invite Him even more so into my heart so that I can experience the true heart and transformation that comes with a life dedicated to loving and following Him.
9 Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22
let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full
assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us
from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.
My Prayer: Lord, Your sacrifice means more than anything else I can ever desire in my life. There is nothing that compares - no person, earthly thing or earthly circumstance in which I may find myself can ever compare to the richness and the blessing of Your sacrifice for me. Yet I often take this for granted and I don't draw close to you and I don't trust you or follow you. Jesus please please forgive me. Help me fix my eyes on You and help me be a true servant of God.
