“BEING CONVICTED BY YOUR CONSCIENCE,” WHAT’S NEXT MY FRIENDS?

Feb. 11, 2014

“BEING CONVICTED BY YOUR CONSCIENCE,” WHAT’S NEXT MY FRIENDS?

But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He did not hear. So when they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.” And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. THEN THOSE WHO HEARD IT, BEING CONVICTED BY THEIR CONSCIENCE, WENT OUT ONE BY ONE…. When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, “Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?” She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more. Matt. 8:1-11

My friends do you ever wonder what Christ was writing with his finger on the ground. Well it could have been the sins of all the accusers of “THE WOMAN” that is the most popular scenario. But the more I FOCUS on Matt. 8:1-11 I myself think, He could have been just drawing. Maybe He was drawing a picture of  the cross that he would carry on His back to Calvary one day, for the sins of the worlds.

Or maybe he thought of his home in heaven that he had left on our behalf, and begun to draw some of the beauty of paradise, or maybe He just wrote the words, “My Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done, here on earth as it is in heaven.

My friends we can’t say for sure what He wrote with those awe inspiring fingers that created the world in six days. But myself, I don’t believe he needed to take the time to write the sins on the ground of the men who surrounded him with the accusations of adultery against  “THE WOMAN” that they brought before Christ to condemn.

But my friends this is where I need you to FOCUS today, and that is when anyone comes into the PRESENCE of God and they look upon the PURITY of his life against their’s, then anyone, like each of these men, will be CONVICTED BY YOUR CONSCIENCE.

“The accusers had been defeated. Now, their robe of pretended holiness torn from them, they stood GUILTY, and CONDEMNED, in the PRESENCE of Infinite PURITY. They trembled lest the hidden iniquity of their lives should be laid open to the multitude; and one by one, with bowed heads and downcast eyes, they stole away, leaving their victim with the pitying Saviour.” (E.G. White)

My friends not like the men who walk away from the PRESENCE of Christ, I hope once you have that experience like “THE WOMAN” who was being accused and brought into THE PRESENCE OF GOD. That you will allow Christ Spirit to CONDEMN, CONVICT, and TRANSFORM Your Character into the Character of Christ as you fall down in heartfelt prayer, repentance, and supplication, and with admiration before the Master you cry out, MY GOD, MY GOD, NOT MY WILL BUT THY WILL BE DONE.

AND FROM THAT POINT FORWARD you will give it all to the one who gave it all for you on Calvary as you deny self “and take up your CROSS” as a DISCIPLE, while spreading the good news of the gospel to a world that seeks HOPE where there is none.

My friends once again “If angels could pull back the curtain” and you could see that we are right on the threshold of Christ second coming, with wars and rumors of wars. Nation rising against nation, and kingdoms against kingdoms, famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.

Many false prophets have begun to rise up and deceive many. lawlessness abounds throughout the world, as the love of many have begun to grow cold.” Matt. 24 So friends “If then you have been raised with Christ…… Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.” Col. 3:1-4

So My friends if you stay FOCUSED, remain FAITHFUL and ENDURE to the end one day soon you will hear Christ Himself say. “Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness.” Matt. 25:23

So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY