Consideration
It is unfortunate that we often treat God with less respect and consideration than we treat the people with whom we interact from day to day. This is especially true when it concerns our sin. Were we to come to the realization that we had offended, insulted or sinned against someone at the office or in our neighborhood, most of us would be careful to word a sincere apology, and be quick to express our heartfelt remorse. “I am so sorry!” and “Please forgive me!” would be the natural and immediate expressions of our hearts and our mouths.
It is tragic that our relationship with God is often very different. It is not uncommon to hear Christians respond to the realizations of their sin with statements like “I’ll work on that,” or “I should really try to do better.” It is as though God were a concept or a standard that we were attempting to live up to, rather than a holy Person whom we have offended. In contrast, the Bible pleads with God’s people to “Take words with you and return to the Lord; say to him ‘Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously’” (Hosea 14:2). Jesus ordered this kind of direct and daily appeal to God when he taught us to pray, “Our Father in heaven… forgive our debts” (Mt.6:12).
Let us be careful then, to thoughtfully and sincerely express our regret to God each time his Spirit brings another of our transgressions into view. God, of all people, certainly deserves our sincerest apologies.
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When we ask our friends for forgiveness it’s implied it won’t happen again.
I am so with you on this. It is despicable how we treat our Father. The one being in our entire existence that loves us unconditionally so much so that we don’t/can’t even understand how profound that really is. I have recently begun to ask 2 simple questions to try and help people understand the magnitude of this dilemma. 1. Who is God to you? 2. How big is your God?
For instance, I’m about sick of hearing people’s lame response when asked, ‘do you read the Bible?’ It is so common now to hear the response of, ‘there are books missing because man chose what to include’ and ‘why would I read an incomplete book continuouly being changed by man?’ After asking my 2 questions, I follow up with, ‘You do know that God knew the end from the beginning, right? Think about that for a minute then look at your answers and tell me if you still think the same. If so, your God is way too small. I bet if you started reading His Word He would begin to show you just how big He is and just how much He Loves You! btw, those other books are available for you to read also but while you are hunting them down, why not get started on the one He recommends? It is readily available. Read Jude, that’s an interesting start 😉, then the gospel of St. John, Matthew 24, Genesis, Zechariah, Revelations… oh and every day read out loud Ephesians 6 to put on His armor daily as He wants to keep you protected as you come to know Him, at least until you find out just who you really are. And do me one favor, please show honor and respect to the Godhead and maybe tell those angels continually with you that you’re sorry. They are Holy also and the things we make them live through must be unbearable!
Sorry about such a long post but anymore, this upsets me something fierce. People have allowed satan to deceived them, more than our own fake pres has and it hurts me when My Lord, the Holy Ghost, and our Absolutely Good Father are disrespected, lied about, slandered, and even forgotten. If it hurts me this much to sit on a first visit to a site and write all this out, imagine what is felt by the man who shed His blood to give us back dominion and the gift of Righteousness. Read Your Bible!!! I promise you, you will not regret it. probably won’t be able to put it down. Take care!