Beware of the KLEZ Worm
I learned something about email recently at M.I.T. about a virus called KLEZ Worm. This worm is a nasty cyber intruder that reduces the effectiveness of system resources and destroys files. This worm has been around for a while and is the most reported computer virus. Once you get a KLEZ Worm on your computer, you need to use anti-virus software to remove it.
The Scriptures describe another virus that has been around a lot longer with broader and more severe impact on the lives of people – it’s called the SIN Worm. This worm can infect and affect individuals, families, communities, and even nations. Sin can contribute to a person or community avoiding, running away from, and ignoring the will and purposes of God. It is the most common (and the nastiest) virus in the world today. It attacks the heart, mind, and soul. If ignored, sin will destroy you, your friendships, your family, your career, your destiny, and ultimately your relationship with God. Sin has the potential to eradicate the life of every person on the planet.
Read Leviticus 4:13-20. The sin offering mentioned in the Old Testament was God’s anti-virus answer for the SIN Worm. The purpose of the sin offering was to provide
a) an answer, payment, and substitute for unintentional sins,
b) forgiveness of sins, and
c) cleansing from being defiled. The sin offering was a mandatory specific way for a penitent person (and community, if necessary) to be restored to a clean and whole relationship with God.
You do not need to sacrifice a bull, goat, bird, lamb, or ram for your sins to get into right friendship with God today. That is the good news of the Scriptures. Jesus gave Himself as a sacrifice for our sins, once for all, to bring you to God (1 Peter 3:18, Hebrews 10:10). God has provided a way for everyone to be holy and right with God, by accepting the sacrifice of Jesus (Romans 10:9, 2 Corinthians 5:21). He is willing to exchange His righteousness for our sinfulness.
Think theologically. Jesus is God’s anti-virus solution to remove the SIN Worm. He alone is able to remove SIN from our heart-drive. To work the way it was designed, we need to install the solution and trust it. Second, it requires us to practice daily confession – 1 John 1:9 says, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” Third, you need to live according to God’s Word in order to keep your way pure. Psalm 119:9 and 11 urges us to hide the Word of God in our heart so we would not sin against God.
Have you placed your trust in the sacrifice of Jesus for your SIN Worm? Are you living the way Psalm 119:9, 11 describes? If necessary, have you confessed your sin(s) to God today? God wants you to be holy – deal or no deal?
Love is a verb,
Mike
June 18th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
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