Daily Prayer 11/17/07

1 John 5:16-17 If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not {leading} to death, he shall ask and {God} will for him give life to those who commit sin not {leading} to death. There is a sin {leading} to death; I do not say that he should make request for this. All unrighteousness is sin, and there is a sin not {leading} to death.


Father, we often call You the Judge. Just as a man must face "the judge" in a court of law when we break the law, we too must face the JUDGE in a Holy and righteous court one day. As Your Word says "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment" (Hebrews 9:27). There is no coming back, no more chances....we live and then face the judgement of a God who says in Exodus 34:7 "yet He will by no means leave {the guilty} unpunished." Still we have very little fear because we think You will judge our hearts not our sins. As the book of Jeremiah 17:9 says "The heart is more deceitful than all else And is desperately sick; Who can understand it?" If we are hoping You will judge our hearts, we should be filled with fear! I know what sin is in my heart and You know Lord how much sin is in there that has not even been uncovered yet. Lord help our souls if You were to judge our hearts! You will judge our sins according to Holiness and Righteousness.

Romans 3 says of the sin and the human heart...Rom 3:9-20 What then? Are we better than they? Not at all; for we have already charged that both Jews and Greeks are all under sin; as it is written, "THERE IS NONE RIGHTEOUS, NOT EVEN ONE; THERE IS NONE WHO UNDERSTANDS, THERE IS NONE WHO SEEKS FOR GOD; ALL HAVE TURNED ASIDE, TOGETHER THEY HAVE BECOME USELESS; THERE IS NONE WHO DOES GOOD, THERE IS NOT EVEN ONE." "THEIR THROAT IS AN OPEN GRAVE, WITH THEIR TONGUES THEY KEEP DECEIVING," "THE POISON OF ASPS IS UNDER THEIR LIPS"; "WHOSE MOUTH IS FULL OF CURSING AND BITTERNESS"; "THEIR FEET ARE SWIFT TO SHED BLOOD, DESTRUCTION AND MISERY ARE IN THEIR PATHS, AND THE PATH OF PEACE THEY HAVE NOT KNOWN." "THERE IS NO FEAR OF GOD BEFORE THEIR EYES."

Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that every mouth may be closed and all the world may become accountable to God; because by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the Law {comes} the knowledge of sin.

Rom 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Lord we are all guilty of sins that lead to death. Not just physical death, but spiritual death. We also know Your judgment of our sins... Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Oh, Lord... What a great gift of salvation You have given the guilty through Your Son who stood in our place as the judgement was handed down and You poured that foaming bowl of wrath out on Him! What anger was poured out that crushed Jesus our Savior, Your only Son! The anger that was directed at us has fallen on Him! Now what is left? Is there even a drop of wrath left for me to bear Lord? Isaiah 53:6 "All of us like sheep have gone astray, Each of us has turned to his own way; But the LORD has caused the iniquity of us all To fall on Him." Not a drop was left Lord....He bore it all! If He did not bear EVERY sin and PAY the debt in FULL, we are still guilty and under Your Holy Judgment. One sin is enough to send my soul to hell for eternity! Are You a harsh Judge? You are Holy and Just! You are a KIND judge because You were willing to take our wrath so the ones You love and have chosen would be the outward expression of Your great love and mercy for mankind.

What about the angels? If they sin, they will spend forever in hell. There is no salvation for an angel according to Your Word. Just as there is no salvation for an angel, there should be no salvation for a person who sins, but You have chosen to display Your great love and mercy. You did not overlook sin as an unjust judge, but Your perfect justice was carried out as Christ felt the pain of every sin.

I say this Lord in light of tonights scripture so that we could first remember what great love You have shown us and second that we would love You and pray for one another that we might not sin against You and that we would pray for others that they would not sin ending in physical and eternal death in hell. The only way to avoid that death is not to be a "better person" but that their heart would be healed by faith in the death of Christ for our sins.


Lord Jesus, thank You for loving us enough to be willing to die for us as the Father determined to display His Love and Mercy from the beginning of time.

So much more could be said and we have so many needs to pray for Lord, but I trust You will hear the desires of our hearts and answer acccording to Your will.