IT IS THE REAL THING

IT IS THE REAL THING


There USED to be
A slogan for Coca Cola-called


IT'S THE REAL THING


But I think that also
APPLIES to SIN in today's world
Sin of transgressions and omissions
Toward others
In today's world


Sin is REAL-
It's the REAL thing-and it is
INTENT from one person
To HARM another
In one way or another


I WISH we lived
In a PERFECT WORLD of love
But we don't


“THEN I acknowledged-
My sin to you


My guilt I covered NOT” Psalm 32:5


That IS the great thing about
Our sin-WE can BE FORGIVEN
By the wronged party-and BY GOD
If we just acknowledge our guilt


Sin-like coca cola
IS the real thing


Sin is SO REAL
That Jesus had to go
To the CROSS-for us


And sin is NOT just mistakes
Or poor judgment


It is an actual wrongdoing-
Done with intent-by one person
Against another


“Then I acknowledged
MY sin to you


And did NOT cover up
My iniquity


I said-'I will CONFESS
My transgressions to the Lord'
And you FORGAVE
the guilt of my sin” Psalm 32:5


I want to ACKNOWLEDGE
ALL the wrong I have done
In my life


Intentional-and unintentional


And I want to ASK
For your forgiveness
And the FORGIVENESS of God


I am also FORGIVING
ALL who have harmed me
INTENTIONALLY-or other wise


“And forgive us OUR TRESPASSES
As we forgive those
Who have TRESPASSED against us”


FORGIVE 70 x 7
Forgive infinitely


“Then Peter came to Jesus
And asked-
'Lord-how many times
SHOULD I forgive my brother
Or sister
Who sins AGAINST ME?
Up to seven times'


Jesus answered:
'I tell you-NOT seven times
But seventy-seven times'” Matthew 16:21-23


SIN is so REAL that
SEVEN of the 150 or so psalms
ARE PENITENTIAL PSALMS


And psalm 32 is titled-
“REMISSION OF SIN”


My friends-SIN is real
IT IS THE REAL THING


And the BEST we can do
Is to FORGIVE ONE ANOTHER


And CONTINUE to TRY to LOVE
ONE ANOTHER PERFECTLY-in this
IMPERFECT WORLD


Robert P. Wallman
February 26^th, 2017





Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Father James McKarns