Sin Tachometer

A friend of my recently discovered a false belief (almost subliminal) that there's an internal "sin tachometer" in each of us and as long as we keep it below the red line, we are basically OK with God and others. He's not sure where he got this idea, but he says IT'S TOTALLY BOGUS! He's learning that God is far less concerned with the RPMs on our "sin tachometer" and way more focused on bringing 100% of what ever sin we have into the light in order that He might deal with it and become more intimate with us.

This got me thinking. What happens when we step into the light?

A guy named John once said, "if we walk in the light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin."

What amazes me is how walking in the light effects our relationships. Walking in the light brings us closer to one-another. Our longing for deeper relationships will be fulfilled not when we have behave correctly but when we allow the radiance of the light to shine in our lives.

When we step into the light we find God waiting with His arms open wide to embrace our fractured souls. The sin barrier keeping us from Him being dismantled by the blood of His son Jesus.

Transitioning from sin management to openly walking in the light is difficult. The difficulty is believing we will find forgiveness, mercy and grace in the light. We believe we will find judgement, condemnation and shame. We believe this because our focus is on ourselves and not His Son. It's the lie that keeps us from the one who deeply loves us.

If I only clean up my act I will have a better chance with God. When I finally get past that issue that keeps tripping me up then God will accept me. When my baggage from my past no longer haunts me then I can really have good relationships. Oh how these lies have weighed down so many of us.

May we cast off the weighted chain of darkness and allow His light to shine into the deepest corners of our broken souls. The lure of the darkness seems to be safe. A guy named Adam said, "I heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.”

In my sin I get scared so I hide myself believing the darkness will hide me. I try to sow things back together as best I can. But fear is always moving me deeper into the darkness.

There was this guy named David who said, "Even the darkness is not dark to You God, And the night is as bright as the day. Darkness and light are alike to You." So he, "acknowledged his sin to God, And his iniquity he did not hide; he confessed his transgressions to the LORD”; And God forgave the guilt of his sin."

May we come to our senses and escape from the snare of the devil, having been held captive by him to do his will and step into the light by grace through faith and agree with God's assessment of us. A fractured and broken person who needs the cleansing and forgiveness found only in the light.