Why Does Not God Accept Me?

 

Today's verse is Joshua 24:19

And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins. 

    Wait, what does Joshua mean, that we cannot serve the Lord, that he will not forgive our Sins: Did not Jesus die upon the Cross for this very purpose? Notice the two attributes that Joshua recognized in the Most Holy God, that he his Holy, and that he is Jealous! Constantly and forever, all of mankind continually attempts to come to God on their own terms--Did not Cain offer the fruit of his own labour? But, if we are to serve God, if we are to approach God, we must come to him, not by our terms, but his. Have we not been told that God Is, and is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him? We have been commanded to be holy, for/as He is Holy! And we have been commanded to be Perfect, for/as He is Perfect. These things are impossible to the natural man, so we must first Accept the Gift of Redemption through Jesus Christ who died for us, rising up the Third day to redeem us from our Sins, then surrender to His Spirit, whom he has given to us to dwell with us that by Him we are enabled not only to understand his Word, but to walk according to it, that our way might be conformable to his Way. Amen.

To God be the Glory

Scott

Today’s reading is Joshua 24, Acts 4, Jeremiah 13, Matthew 27

Tomorrow’s reading will be Judges 1, Acts 5, Jeremiah 14, Matthew 28