It's been said that the longer you're a Christian, you don't become "sinless", but you will begin to "sin less" (as you learn more and more about what pleases and displeases God).. And while I can see evidence of this quote from time to time, I think it's not so much that we "sin less" the more mature Christian we become, but we become more aware of our short comings and God's perfection.. and recognize more deeply the PRICELESS gift that Jesus Christ's righteousness credited to our account brings..
It's kinda the same way that a surface of a counter can be dirty.. so I wipe it off..
but then I put on my glasses.. and I can see I missed some spots, so I wipe it more..
but then I pull the magnifying glass out of the drawer, and there's still some dirt.. so I wipe some more
and then I bring over my sisters microscope, and I find yet more that needs to be cleaned up..
and it seems like this never ending job..
and in reality - "cleaning up our lives" is a never ending job.. at those times, it's good to remember that I'm just a sinner saved by grace.. And I am clothed in HIS Righteousness.. so while I strive to honor my Creator, I'm constantly humbled by his gift to me! It always amazes me, how I can be meditating on a Praise and Worship song while driving down the highway, and so easily get "derailed" when someone seemingly cuts me off, or how I can be thinking about things that are pure and lovely, and then *BAM* something disgusting pops into my thoughts.. but that's for another time and another post.. ("Who will save me from this wretched state I am in.. but thanks be to God.. who delivers me through our Lord Jesus Christ..")
Soli Deo Gloria
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