All have sinned; all fall short of God's glorious standard. Yet now God in his gracious kindness declares us not guilty. He has done this through Christ Jesus, who has freed us by taking away our sins.
Romans 3:23-24
When a person competes in the pole vault, he is focused on doing one thing - jumping higher than the mark where the pole's been set. Once he has jumped, there can be only two outcomes. He either cleared the mark or fell short. If he failed in his attempt to clear the pole, whether he missed by an inch or a foot doesn't matter. He still failed.
The same is true with sin. The Hebrew word for sin literally means "to miss the mark." Everyone sins by choosing to go by his own way instead of God's way. Some people miss God's mark by an inch; others miss by a mile. How close you come doesn't matter. Close isn't close enough. The moral pole God has set for you to clear is a high one; it is so high that it's impossible to continually clear it on your own. A perfect, holy God can't embrace anything less than perfect. The good news is that this perfect and faultless God is also perfect and loving. That's why he provided a way for you to clear the bar more consistently, as well as a means for you to avoid a penalty when you miss the mark.
It is important to recognize that everyone sins. Shift your focus to the future, not to the past. Because of Jesus, guilt and the fear of punishment no longer weigh you down. You are free to jump higher than ever before.
When you miss the mark, ask for God's forgiveness, learn from your mistake, and keep moving forward.
Pray to God to lead you in every footstep you may take, make him your life coach always providing you a gentle and loving counsel. ~ MME Team
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