Bigger Than You

“Transgression speaks to the wicked
deep in his heart;
there is no fear of God
before his eyes.
For he flatters himself in his own eyes
that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated.”

—Psalm 36:1-2

Repentance is one of the key components to being a Jesus’ follower. There is no Christ life without it. It is the act whereby we relinquish our sin and embrace the Savior and all that He has done for us—and we cannot embrace the Savior, until we relinquish our sin.

The wicked man cherishes and loves his sin, for there is no good reason in his mind to stop sinning. If it feels good then he will do it for he is the sole arbiter of what is right and wrong. With no thought of God, he has no place else to appeal to except his own natural sense of morality. But sinful man’s perspective is limited—like a child who believes that he is the best ball player in the world. It’s not until he steps on to the court of those who are much bigger, better, and stronger does he realize how small he really is.

When we realize how big God is, and how small we really are, our perspective changes. Like when God shows up in a whirlwind at the end of the book of Job and says,

“Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? Dress for action like a man; I will question you, and you make it known to me”—Job 38:2-3. 

God goes on to question Job on creation and the many mysteries of mankind. Job, realizing His place, is quiet and repentant, realizing that God was greater than He ever imagined.

Knowing that God in Christ was reconciling the world to Himself, and aware that we will have to give an account for every word we have ever spoken and every action we have done, we turn to Christ, making sure that we keep a short account of sin—confessing and repenting of it, and ever conscious on the precious grace Christ’s death has afforded unto us. Let us then, apply the words of Peter who urged us…

“…as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation”—1 Peter 2:11-12.

Amen.