Sin and Quicksand

~~~ Ezekiel 18:21-28 ~~~ Psalm 130 ~~~ Matthew 5:20-26 ~~`

Cast away from you all the crimes you have committed, 

says the Lord,

and make for yourselves a new heart 
and a new spirit.

The only way we can have half a chance of making a new heart
 is to get out of the 'quicksand' of sin as Pope Francis says.

Did you know that if you fight and flail around in quicksand
you will sink deeper,,,it will be more difficult to get out of it.

It has been reported that if you lie flat...ie prostrate
 on the surface you will not sink deeper.
If you lay back you will float.



The more you struggle in quicksand and in sin the deeper you sink.

The same is true with our sins.
Some time we try everything
but the one thing that will bring us back to God.

 If you, O Lord, mark iniquities, who can stand?

Just as in quicksand,
 we must come to God with our heart, mind, and soul
in humility...in repentance...dependent on his mercy.

To get out of quicksand you cannot stand up and walk out;
you must lay back.
When we are caught in sin we must surrender to God.
We must ask to be freed the sins that bind us.

Let not the 'quicksand' of sin keep you
 from crying out to the Lord for help. 

He will never turn his back on you.
Jesus will never turn and walk away from one of his children.

Take advantage of the time of Lent.
Get out of the quicksand and wash away your guilt.

Cleanse your heart and he will give you a new spirit...
a spirit revitalized with his great love for you.

The Lord is here for you...to rescue you from
all of your iniquities.

Blessings to come back to the Lord.

~~~Peace~~~