BBD 01.08.04 Something is Wrong
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01.08.04
Something is Wrong
Why should a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? Let
us search out and examine our ways, and turn back to the LORD. -
Lamentations 3:39-40.
Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my anxieties; and see
if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. -
Psalm 139:23-24.
Some consumer lawsuits have gotten out of control and it is obvious that
there is something very wrong with our judicial system. Sears had a problem
with some of their automotive work improperly balancing wheels. They were
sued and in the settlement, the attorneys received $2.45 million and the
consumers who were wronged received $2.50 a tire. In another situation
cosmetics manufacturers and retailers were found to be price-fixing. In the
settlement, the attorneys for the consumers received $24 million and each
consumer received a free cosmetic. Recently my wife received a check for 21
cents in settlement of another consumer suit and the attorneys received
millions. Any sane person can understand that the civil judicial system in
the USA has some problems and that there is something horribly wrong with
these settlements.
We of the human race are quick to find wrong when it does not directly
concern us - aren’t we? However, what about in our own lives? Is there
anything in your life that is out of balance that is horribly wrong and
ought not to be there? In Lamentations, we are encouraged to search out,
examine our ways, and return to the Lord. For some this is a difficult task.
Take King David for example. David thought everything was perfectly fine
with his life even though he had committed adultery and had a man murdered.
It took the prophet Nathan pointing out the sin for David to understand how
far off course he had gone. Are we completely blind to our own sins?
Sometimes we have a memory loss and sin blindness when it comes to
ourselves.
The Psalmist had a solution to sin blindness and it involves the help of
another person, the person of the Holy Spirit. If we truly desire to be in a
right relationship with our Lord then we should want to know if there is
anything preventing that from happening. Ask as did the Psalmist, “Search
me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my anxieties; and see if
there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”
If the Holy Spirit identifies areas of your life that are out of balance the
solution is found in 1 John 1:9. Confess your sins to God. Agree with God
about your condition and bring your heart and life into alignment with Him.
God will forgive you of your sins, and cleanse you of all unrighteousness.
He will put your sins as far as the east is from the west and remember them
no more. How wonderful it is to have a clean heart and be in a right
relationship with the Lord!
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