Been reading me bible last few days am in Leviticus, its pretty hard going but hey its God's word! The offerings Im reading at the moment, oh boy the detail, the exact procedures and ceremonies that have to be followed, the killing, shedding of so much blood, the amount of different ones for different sins (even unintentional sins, the different sacrifices for different people too. Then came a devotion after a few chapters. It was something like this......
We are not perfect just as people wern't perfect all them years ago, we sin unintentionally,we cant go a day without sinning,but even though God is the same God we don't have to shed blood or go through these rituals of offerings, because when God sent his son to die on that cross his sacrifice covered all our sins!! He paid our debt for us! His death was a declaration that we are not guilty! So no other sacrifices are required one has been made for us on our behalf, the ultimate sacrifice!!
What must we do? Just ask God to show us our sins and ask that he will forgive them, we need to confess our sins, say thankyou to God!! He deserves the praise of our lips too!! Our lives as service to him, to tell others about him and help others whenever we can. Not alot to ask me thinks :)
What really spoke to me *not that any of the above didn't* was the next part of the devotion about guilt! Im awful for always battling with myself and feeling guilty, in short i do my own head in!! Some examples, the school holiday, I have to work only 3 days but still, I have to leave the kids with my in laws *who are fab*, I feel guilty tho, I dont wanna leave my kids, I miss them, they miss me, I dont want to add more work for the in laws, as they are busy and getting older, Then if i enjoy work i feel guilty that I shouldn't be as I should be home enjoying time with the family. Arghhhhh and thats just one example, theres more, if I nag the kids too much, or not enough, *hub too*, if I don't spend enough time with them, if I don't help out enough with in laws dog, if i don't spend enough time with God, or give as much of me as I can to other people. Sometimes we think we are superwomen!! LOL *we are the better species tho* Jokes aside this guilt is annoying and can drag me down, some is just guilt, most is not!! And what does God say?? *Your not guilty!!* His blood covers all sin!! So we have to leave all our guilt and worries at his feet, confess and thank and move on!! *Seek ye first his kingdom and all these things shall follow* Luke 12. I hope and pray this touches someone else too, remember no ones perfect and you cant be all to everyone either!! Just remember too Your not guilty!! xx
