Leviticus 26:39 Those of you who are left will waste away in the lands of their enemies because of their sins; also because of their fathers' sins they will waste away. 40 " 'But if they will confess their sins and the sins of their fathers—their treachery against me and their hostility toward me, 41 which made me hostile toward them so that I sent them into the land of their enemies—then when their uncircumcised hearts are humbled and they pay for their sin,42 I will remember my covenant with Jacob and my covenant with Isaac and my covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land. 43 For the land will be deserted by them and will enjoy its sabbaths while it lies desolate without them. They will pay for their sins because they rejected my laws and abhorred my decrees. 44 Yet in spite of this, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them or abhor them so as to destroy them completely, breaking my covenant with them. I am the LORD their God. 45 But for their sake I will remember the covenant with their ancestors whom I brought out of Egypt in the sight of the nations to be their God. I am the LORD.' "
Deuteronomy 5:8 “You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind, or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea. 9 You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me.
when I was with my kid's father... God told me that he was not for me and that the price paid would be very high... and somehow... all this time.. I thought that I alone paid the cost of my sin... today I find that I am wrong...
my daughter has arthritis... she is is 18, she has had it since she was about 10... my son is bi-polar, adhd, and struggles with a rebellious spirit... I am thinking that the cost of my sin was much higher than I ever realized and has flowed down onto my children... all this time... I thought the cost of the rebellious nature I had was the physical and mental abuse that I suffered... but now... as time has gone on... I am thinking that the illness and sinful tendencies of myself and the kids could also be a cost of my rebellion against my Father...
the scripture tells us to obey your mother and father so that your days will be long in the land... I was not obedient to my Father... He clearly told me that the path I was on was sin and it was not for me... and now... all these years later... realization of the true cost is setting in...
in Leviticus... we are shown the blessing for obedience and the curses for disobedience... we take these things all too lightly... God has not changed His mind nor His consequences... we keep thinking that grace means that we will not pay a price for sin and that is not found ANYWHERE in scripture...
Father the word in Leviticus tells us that if we come before you and confess our sin, that you will be faithful and just to forgive us... and restore us to your covenant... I confess the sins of my disobedience and I ask you to lift this curse of illness and rebelliousness from my children... I ask for your mercy, for your grace and for your restoration of the covenant of blessing... I am believing fully that you will restore not only me, but also my children into your covenant... I humble myself before you.. I submit myself to your will and your ways... and I beg your for restoration of my children's health and covenant... I ask these things in Jesus name... knowing that you will be faithful and command it done... amen.amen.amen.
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