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“None is righteous, no, not one….” --Romans 3:10 Do you know why you and I feel guilty at times? Well, it’s because we are guilty! Guilt is to the spirit what pain is to the body. When you hurt, when you experience pain, it is an indication that there's something wrong. And the same is true regarding pangs of guilt. We cannot avoid or dismiss its consequences. Now, some people feel they are victims, not sinners. They say things like, “I know I'm not doing what I should, but I’m not responsible for my actions.”  Well, Adam tried that with God after he bit the forbidden fruit. He said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate." He blamed Eve and God! You see, society wants to erase sin from our culture. No one sins any more. Instead, we blame addictions, diseases, disorders, and psychological malfunctions. There are no sins, only syndromes. But if sin is gone, why do these same people wrestle with feelings of guilt when they lay their heads down at night? It’s because there’s only one cure for guilt, and that’s the grace of God. And you can’t experience his grace until you admit your sin.  You can’t brush aside your guilt, but there is hope. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).   THERE IS ONLY ONE CURE FOR GUILT, AND THAT’S THE GRACE OF GOD.

What Only God Can Do

by Dr. Paul Chappell

“Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king; But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these; As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass.”
Daniel 2:27–29

I read the story of a missionary who had a problem with his car—it wouldn’t start without being pushed. Each time he went somewhere, he had to make sure he was parked facing a downhill grade so that he would be able to get the car started again when he was ready to leave. After two years went by, a new missionary came to replace him at that station. After he explained his procedure for ensuring he wouldn’t be stranded, the new man lifted the hood of the car. He saw that the battery cable was loose, tightened it, and the car started right away. The problem was the connection, not the power source.
All of us who are children of God have access to an unlimited array of power and resources to do His work. Yet, if we are honest, we have to admit that many times we do not see anything of the divine or supernatural. Too often, we settle instead for what we are able to accomplish rather than checking for a “loose cable” to the power source. Jesus said, “I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing” (John 15:5).
 

Today’s Growth Principle: 

Do not settle for what you can do on your own—tap into God’s divine power through His promises.