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Okay, maybe sin has knocked you for a loop. Maybe it has wrestled you to the ground and pinned your back to the mat. But you don’t have to stay down. Today’s passage is a bold reminder that it’s time to get up, stand straight, and by God’s grace move forward.
Micah 7:8-9
Rejoice not over me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me. I will bear the indignation of the Lord because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my cause and executes judgment for me. He will bring me out to the light; I shall look upon his vindication.
For all who have been knocked down, read the passage again and then make these courageous statements with Micah.- So, enemy, you rejoice over my failure? Do you think I will stay down on the mat? Do you think that my future is rendered ineffective by the sins of my past? Think again!
- No, I am not proud of my sin. I hate what I have done. I have dishonored God. But I will not stay down on the mat. By God’s grace, I will rise.
- I know my sin makes me sit in darkness. I feel guilty. I am guilty. But I will not stay in the darkened state of unforgiveness. The Lord is my light!
- Yes, I have sinned and God disciplines those he loves. And I know this—the very One who disciplines me is my Advocate who will plead my case…and win!
- I know that I don’t deserve God’s grace. And yet he offers it to me. And I accept it. He will pick me up off the mat. He will restore me!
- I have sinned. But my God will enable me to live in righteousness again!
- Thank God that he is greater than all your failures.
- Thank God for sending his Son to die for all your sins.
- Thank God for his great grace. Show it and teach it to your children.
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