Thursday, June 4, 2009

This is the day.

2 Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

[impute]
IMPU'TE, v.t. [L. imputo; in and puto, to think, to reckon; properly, to set, to put, to throw to or on.]
1. To charge; to attribute; to set to the account of; generally ill, sometimes good. We impute crimes,sins, trespasses, faults, blame, &c., to the guilty persons. We impute wrong actions to bad motives, or to ignorance, or to folly and rashness. We impute misfortunes and miscarriages to imprudence.
And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness. Rom.4. (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)
[guile]
GUILE, n. gile. Craft; cunning; artifice; duplicity; deceit; usually in a bad sense.
We may, with more successful hope, resolve to wage by force or guile eternal war.
Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile. John.1.(Webster's 1828 Dictionary)

Blessed is the man! Here we see that those who have a clear record before God are blessed. Just recently a man was tried for the 153rd time, his record is not clear, and it is such a sad fact that in America the number of people with crimes on their record only continues to increase. We even have to have a sex offender registry, just so we can keep track of where these perverts are.
In the spiritual sense, though, man also has a record. The Bible tells us that ALL HAVE SINNED, therefore, each one of us has that sin on our record. There is only one way to have this CRIMINAL record cleared, and that is to get a pardon from the JUDGE. Jesus Christ paid the penalty for the sins of the world by providing Himself at the ultimate sacrifice for that sin. The debt has been paid the pardon has been signed and all the sinner must do is accept the free gift that God provides, and HAVE THE RECORD CLEARED.
When this happens, that person is then able to live a life in which there is no need for guile (craft, cunning) in the spirit. Now God has pardoned the sin, and the sinner does not have to try to "trick," or "con" his/her way into Heaven, or even try to get ahead here on earth. God provides a new attitude, and begins to conform that person into His image.
HAVE YOU EVER ACCEPTED JESUS CHRIST AS YOUR SAVIOUR, DOES GOD STILL IMPUTE SIN TO YOUR ACCOUNT? BELIEVE ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND YOU WILL BE SAVED!!

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