"Look at the proud!
Their spirit is not right in them,
but the righteous live by their faith."
Habakkuk 2:4.
Wisdom sometimes comes with age (but, not always). It never ceases to amaze me how some of our eldest brothers and sisters in Christ are able to humble themselves and confess their sins. These sins that they confess seem to pale in comparison to some of the sins that others do not confess. They have acquired or have been gifted the ability to understand that all sin no matter whether we consider them big or small sins are an abomination before God. All sin threatens to build a wall between ourselves and God.
We understand that none of us are without sin; that we are made righteous only be faith in the Son of God who died for us. There is nothing that we can do to save ourselves. There is nothing that we can do or avoid doing in order to stand before God and be proclaimed innocent.
We are saved by faith alone, in Christ alone. Sometimes, it just takes years of being humbled in order to be humble enough to know that we are indeed sinners and are saved by faith alone. This is a gift of God.
God's Peace - Pr. J
