You Must Come Clean

I was watching a cop show the other day and the investigator kept on with the same question repeatedly; “do you want to do the honourable thing and confess?” It got me to thinking about the way the questioning was going. He was trying to get the perpetrator to understand that he knew how the crime had played out and wanted to give him every chance to do the right thing. The inspector gave him some more clues and the perpetrator continued to deny. As new information came to the forefront, the perpetrator continued to dig in his heals and deny even more vehemently. Three times the inspector gave him the opportunity and three times he denied. Just when I thought the inspector was going to introduce the coups de gras, the killer grabbed the golf club and hit the inspector across the midsection and took off but, as it is in all things, the perpetrator did not get far and he was captured.

There are many out there who feel that their crimes are just way too atrocious to be forgiven and they shoes to run from them rather than address them and deal with them. I was once that lost and scared runner until I was ready to accept the promise of the Son of God. He came and died for us, He came to wash us clean of our sins and says we must come clean, not through our own doing but rather through what God has already done. God does not expect us to be pure as the driven snow when we walk through the doors of His house but we must come clean to ourselves about our iniquities and give them over to Him and cloth ourselves in His love and care.

Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart. For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. 1 Peter 1:22-23

When we realize the joy there is in His love, we can then pass this forward, loving all those around us with the love and gentleness of Christ and truly make a difference in our community and our world. Let the joy of the Lord shine out and brighten the lives of all you meet. This Sunday we delve into 1 Peter and look at the joy that is available to us all. We invite you to join us if you can at 10:30 MST on Sunday or watch live online on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MainAvenueFellowship/ ) or view it afterwards on our website (www.mainavefellowship.blogspot.ca).

Blessings
Pastor Todd