CONVICTION OF SIN IS FOR OUR GOOD!

EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

MONDAY OCTOBER 7, 2019.

SUBJECT : CONVICTION OF SIN IS FOR OUR GOOD

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Memory verse: 

"And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgement."

 (John 16 vs 8.)

 

READ: 

John 16 vs 7 - 11

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16:7: Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.

16:8: And when He has come, He convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgement.

16:9: Of sin, because they do not believe in Me;

16:10: Of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more;

16:11: Of judgement, because the ruler of this world is judged.

INTIMATION:

What is conviction? It's to prove guilty; to pronounce guilty; of a person found guilty of 

crime or sin. It's usually convincing or persuading by evidence to satisfy as to truth or error. 

Conviction is a veritable tool employed by the Holy Spirit for our betterment. Conviction is meant to convince us of sin, and lift us out of it, to help us move higher in God's will and plan for our lives. The Holy Spirit's conviction is intended to convince us to repent, which means to turn and go in the right direction rather than the wrong one in which we are currently going. 

When conviction comes on us, it is God, through His Holy Spirit, speaking to us because He wants to help us in some area. 

The Holy Spirit works to enlighten our awareness of what we are doing wrong that leads to death, and what we need to do to enjoy an abundant life. 

He is not condemning us, but He's trying to let us know that He wants us to live a long and healthy life. When the Holy Spirit speaks to your conscience about changes that are needed, pray right then. Ask God to deliver you and bring about those changes through your faith in Jesus.

Jesus said, "....

It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you." How wonderful it is to have close fellowship with the Holy Spirit—to have someone in our lives to let us know when we are going the wrong way. 

Holy Spirit reveals the result of sin and the result of righteousness so that people can see life and death set before them and call on God to help them choose life. People who has chosen the life of sin have wretched, miserable lives, which makes them look ugly and older than their ages. The rough, rugged lifestyles they had chosen had taken a toll on them. 

When God reveals to you an issue that needs to be dealt with in your life, you can trust that the anointing is also present to break the yoke of bondage over you. If you put off confronting the behavior until you want to deal with it, you may have to face change without the anointing, which is very difficult. When God convicts, He also anoints, so that is the best time to yield to His help in changing. We often wants to do things in our own timing, and we struggle and struggle because we're not asking for God's help. 

The power of God can make us look better and keep us feeling younger, because we are not living the hard life of sin. This power of God is at work in the world today demonstrating the results of sin and the results of righteousness. The line between the two is becoming vividly distinct. It is no longer difficult to tell who belongs to God and who doesn't. The world that we live in is full of gross darkness (Isaiah 9 vs 2). But God gave Jesus "for a light to the nations" (Isaiah 42 vs 6). His light is visible in the faces of true believers.

It is healthy and normal to feel guilty when we are initially convicted of sin; but to keep the guilt feeling after we have repented of the sin is not healthy, nor is it God's will. Conviction from the Lord never fills us with condemning shame. Shame fills us with a painful sense of disgrace and humiliating regret, often for something that we couldn't help. 

When God works in people's lives, He condemns the sin, but He never condemns the sinner. He condemns the sin, but gives mercy to the sinner, so we never need to be afraid to let God show us what we are doing wrong. The Holy Spirit lives in us, and can't get much closer to us than that. He doesn't come just to take up space, or because He has nowhere else to stay or go. The Holy Spirit lives in us because He has a job to do, which is to teach, comfort, and lead us to God's plan for our lives. And He does that through ‘conviction of sin.’

Prayer: Abba Father, show me my sin. Convict me of what I am doing that breaks Your fellowship with me. Give me the power to be free from sin. I release my faith to receive Your deliverance right now, in 

Jesus' Name I have prayed. Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!