Victory over conflicts!
Verse for Today: Sunday, July 14, 2013
Genesis 3:12 – The man said, “The woman You put here with me – she gave
me some fruit, and I ate it.”
Man is very good at giving
evasive answers to straightforward questions. It is man’s communication style
to shun responsibility for his actions. He tries to pass responsibility for his
actions on to others and attempts to escape from the consequences of his own
actions. Thus he earns the wrath of those on whom he puts responsibility for
his actions. This was what the first man did when he violated God’s
instructions which were for his good. When he tried to make God and the woman
responsible for his action, he pointed an accusing finger at both of them. God’s
question was simple, but man made the answer very complicated. God gave the
woman to be a help meet for man for his welfare and not destruction. But man
was directly responsible to God for his actions. So man’s answer confirmed his disobedience
and displeasure with God who gave him the female companion, and with the woman
who gave him the forbidden fruit to eat. But in his effort to find an excuse
for his action, man forgot the goodness of God in giving him the commandment
and the fact that he had broken a relationship that God established in his life
with the woman. If only man confessed his willful act of disobedience without
finding excuses and scapegoats, the picture would have been one of another
confession by the woman about what she had done to motivate the man to violate God’s
commandment. Our excuses for our disobedience thus break relationship with God
and fellow human beings. The only way it can be mended is through the frank and
bold acceptance of our own faults before God. If we mend our divine and human
relationships through repentance, it would open the way for us to live in peace
with God and man to enjoy these relationships. True confession of our sins of
omissions and commissions will pave the way for a guilt-free and productive
relationship both vertically and horizontally.
Hello reader,
are you confronted with conflicts between you and other fellow human beings? Do
you always think that all these conflicts are caused by others because of their
faults? Are you also perhaps tempted to find fault with God for allowing these
to happen in your life? But a closer analysis of your situations will reveal
that finding fault with others will not help you to resolve your conflicting situations.
You need to admit your faults before God and ask Him for forgiveness. In His
infinite mercy, God might take away the consequences of your actions in the
conflicts, and you may plead for His mercy. But the sure way to get victory in
your conflicting situations is to confess your own faults before God and ask
Him to take full control of your situations. Surely what has happened cannot be
undone, but God can forgive you and grant you a new beginning. As a matter of
fact, Christian life is a series of new beginnings each day of your life. If
you submit your life to God, He will renew your heart and revive your life to
become victorious over the unstable circumstances and the unpredictable people
around you. It is best to put all your relationships at the foot of the cross
and ask the Lord to rule and overrule your situations to give you victory. Your
confession and God’s forgiveness will put us on a new track in your lives to help
you march on to victory. Our God is the God of the second chance who gave such
renewed opportunities to many of His servants to settle life problems as in the
case of Jonah, David, Peter and others. He will give you the strength and
courage to face your situation with a penitent heart of hope and victory over
your past failures and rebuild your life to new vistas of faith.
1 John 1:9 – If we confess our
sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from
all unrighteousness.
Thought for Today
Willingness to accept our faults is the first step towards settling our
conflicts with God and man.
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