讀 經：詩篇51章1-10節
金 句：「因為我知道我的過犯，我的罪常在我面錢前。」（詩篇51章3節）
全年讀經：以賽亞書4-6章
有位職業棒球選手因吸食古柯鹼被球隊禁賽。他告訴記者那不是他的過失，而是因他患有化學物品依賴症。
雖然這理由並不準確，但這樣的反應是可理解的。有些人可能有先天性的毒癮傾向，但若是我們不想為我們所做的決定負責任時，那麼我們就是沒有去面對自己的問題。「我生病了」這句話畢竟比「我錯了」容易說得出口。
這正是問題的癥結。看起來是解決問題的最容易的方法，最後卻反而讓我們陷入更糟的境況，除非我們找出作出錯誤選擇的根源，否則我們將永遠無法體驗到被饒恕的喜悅。換句話說，如果我們承認我們的過錯、犯了罪，那麼我們才能真正得到上帝和世人的諒解。承認自己的失敗，我們才有資格讓上帝拯救我們的靈魂，才能得著完全的醫治。
讓我們不要因為只看到罪的表面，而掩蓋了我們的治療過程，我們也要看到自己的心靈深處。不應太寬待自己。若是我們不承認罪，我們也將無法體驗上帝的完全醫治。MRD II
耶穌基督的死是為償清罪債，
並賜予饒恕，
但若我門找藉口來塘塞，
那麼我們將永遠無法得到他的恩典憐恤。DJD
為罪找個藉口，你的罪就不再是藉口。
Call It Sin!
Read: Psalm 51:1-10
I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. --Psalm 51:3
A professional baseball player was suspended from the team when the coach learned that he was addicted to cocaine. He told reporters that his drug abuse wasn't his fault; he had the disease of chemical dependency.
This approach is understandable--even if it is inaccurate. Some people may indeed have a genetic predisposition to addiction, but we aren't facing our problem if we won't accept responsibility for the choices we've made. It's easier to say, "I'm sick," than it is to say, "I'm wrong."
That's the trouble. What may appear at first to be the easiest way out may eventually leave us in a worse condition. Unless we acknowledge that a problem may also be rooted in a sinful choice we've made, we will never enjoy the healing we can receive by being forgiven. On the other hand, if we are willing to admit that we did wrong--that we sinned--we can be forgiven by God and by others. By admitting that we have failed, we qualify for the spiritual deliverance that only God can give, and this is a vital part of our healing.
Let's not hinder the healing process by seeing only the physical side of sin. We must also see the spiritual side. We shouldn't be too easy on ourselves. If we don't call sin "sin," we'll never experience God's healing touch. --MRDII
Jesus died to pay sin's debt,
Forgiveness to bestow;
But if we try to make excuse,
His grace we'll never know. --DJD
If you make an excuse for sin, your sin won't be excused.
FOR FURTHER STUDY
The Way Back
How To Have A Revival
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