Guilty as Charged

Guilty as charged

Sometimes my brain goes into overtime. Questions?? This is a case in point:

All have fallen short of the Glory of God.      We all are sinners. 

At times some would have us forget these words. Some would suggest that we should not carry guilt and it is harmful to us. I have been thinking about that for some time.

I am reminded of a story that a preacher friend of mine use to tell. He said he was a terrible counselor. When some one came to his office and wanted to bare their souls, often they would begin by telling how they kicked the dog and beat their wife and kids, and my friend would throw them out of his office with exclamation, “You are a terrible person, get out of my office.” 

I have been giving a lot of thought for a while about the subject of guilt. Some tell us that we should never carry guilt and that it is harmful to us. I have always supported that notion. With Jesus coming into our lives we have no need to carry guilt I have felt. 

But as of late I am not sure that always allowing scape goats is always beneficial to us, especially if we don’t change our attitudes and directions.

I do not doubt, I/we need forgiveness. But we must grasp the cost of that forgiveness. I am not sure that we don’t need to carry some guilt over that forgiveness. How can we be thankful for it if we don’t understand that the cross was a horrible thing? It cost God his whole being. This Holy God laid down His life for us. The Cross was about the most horrible death that can be. Jesus took on the cross abd death to make a point. Not that God needed some blood offering but that God wants us to lay down our lives out of love for Him. Not because of guilt but because we recognize the great love He has for us. 

Guilt should be carried at times I am thinking. We are guilty. And Yes I need a Savior, because without Him I could not bare up over the weight of my sin, my guilt. 

How can we live with ourselves ?                                                                                                                                             To often we live with ourselves by calling attention to other’s downfalls. I’m not as near as bad as you are.” 

Can we not see, the playing field has been leveled?
“The wages of sin is death.”
“All have fallen short.”
No sin is lessor than another.
We all fall under the curse.
We all deserve jail time. Even more.
We all deserve the death penalty and we have received the sentence. 

Jesus one time said, “It is harder for a rich man to get into heaven than a camel to go through the eye of a needle.”    The Disciples response, “How can anyone be saved? “ is the proper question.   Jesus responded, “For man it’s not possible, but for God it is.” 

The fact is, it is not possible for us to save ourselves, if it was not for God and His Grace.       You may ask, David, do you feel guilty?   Fact: I AM guilty…..

But here’s the deal. I need a Savior. And I got one. “My sins be as scarlet, But I have been declared “Not Guilty.” “Yet, you are as white as snow.” I am not guilty.     That’s a little hard to grasp and I guess I feel a little guilty about it.

 Do you ever lose sleep over stuff like this?       Could be we should.