"Sin Scum"
It’s this time of the year when we think more than ever about the name of Jesus and of course the very mission of the Messiah. Joseph was told in a dream, “give him the name Jesus because he will save his people from the sin”. We should all consider the power of the verse for our lives on a daily basis. First his name means God (Jehovah) saves. This reminds me God has a better plan for my life than I do for myself. Second, Jesus (Jeshua) came to save me from sins. Now that’s important to think about because we all know the negative effect of sin. Undoubtedly, this is why 1 John 1:9 tells us “if we confess our sin, God is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness”. Awesome verse. We need to be cleansed and it needs to happen daily. Sin can build up in our lives until it has tremendous damaging affects. It can weigh us down. It makes me think about the excess build up of pigeon poop on a gas station awning in California. The poop build up became so bad the weight of it caused the awning to collapse and fall on top of two luxury cars! (see link). That’s what “excess sin” will do in our life. If we don’t confess our sins daily - it will cause a great collapse and ruin things that are precious in our lives. Just a thought.
