Prayer:
Great God, we know that we often
fall short of Your glory but we know
that You forgive us and grant us Your peace.
Amen.
Westminster Confession of Faith Shorter
Catechism Question #19: “What is the misery of that estate whereinto
man fell?”
Answer: “All
mankind by their fall lost communion with God, are under his wrath and curse,
and so made liable to all miseries in this life, to death itself, and to the
pains of hell for ever”.
Read Genesis
3: 8 – 24
Misery. When we think misery we probably think of
two images. The first image is the
Country and Western song where the truck dies,
the wife and kids leave, and the
dog runs away. The second image we have of misery is orphaned children living in poverty without
any hope. Both these images are of
suffering due to physical circumstances or extreme poverty. Yet for the Shorter Catechism, misery is the lost communion with God. The
Shorter Catechism misery means we separate ourselves from God’s love and
glory.
Are you wondering how we separate ourselves from the
love of God? We separate ourselves
from the love of God when we don’t worship God,
when we don’t read the Bible,
when we forget our prayers, when
we forget to meditate, amongst a few ways that we separate ourselves from the
love of God. The daily readings and
prayers take time. We frequently say to
ourselves that we don’t have time. Yet, here is a challenge to you today. Make the time for daily reading of scripture,
prayer, meditation, and worship/listening to God. Make it part of your daily routine.
Try it.
You’ll live better!
Prayer:
Jesus Christ, have mercy upon
us. Jesus Christ, Lamb of God, have mercy upon us. Jesus Christ,
Lamb of God, grant us Your
peace. Amen.
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