I have a Bible app on my iPhone. To navigate to a particular verse you scroll through the list of books then chapters then verses. So I thought about trying to use it like you would in a printed Bible. You know how you'll just open it, point your finger to the page, and read wherever your finger lands?
"Am I still to forget, O wicked house, your ill-gotten treasures and the short ephah, which is accursed?" (Micah 6:10)
Now to figure out the application. Not too hard here.
People sometimes act like they think God will overlook their sins. Whether you are a believer or not, you should be aware that God is serious about sin. If he took on human flesh in order to deal with sin, it's not something he's likely to forget about - especially when we live as if there are no consequences.
But God did take on human flesh. Jesus did die for our sins. You can be forgiven. You can receive power to stand strong when facing temptation. You can be changed.
God sees your sin. God takes note of it. God is angered by it. And God is moved by it.
You can't hide your lawlessness, your disobedience, your twisting the truth, or your missing the mark. Not from God. Maybe from friends or family. Not from God.
You can't wait out God, either. His memory is long. He won't forget. There will be a day of reckoning.
But God's grace is greater than your sin. Sin must be punished; that's why Jesus died. Now grace offers forgiveness to those who are repentant. Confess you sins and God forgives.
That is no random act of kindness but a calculated act of love. Here's another verse that "just came to mind."
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16)
These are no random passages of scripture. God placed them in my path today to remind me of the seriousness of my sin. And to remind me of his grace and forgiveness.
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