Owning Up to Our Sin

As Wesley was pointing out in his sermon, most people look around and say things like I am suffering because of a) someone else’s sin, or b) God has some problem with me. He basically states that no one wants to step up and take responsibility for their actions. He used a portion of 2 Samuel to back up the fact that most of us have that all wrong.

In chapter 24 of the part of 2 Samuel that Wesley’s sermon was from, David shows great wisdom and leadership ability when says, “Behold, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand be against me and against my father's house.” (ESV)

In that statement, he showed wisdom by saying that what had happened was his fault, so he should be the one who is punished, not the entire nation. This leads into him being a great true leader because he was being a man who first off, admitted that he was wrong, and secondly, said that he would take the repercussions that he deserved so that his people would be spared.

In the world today, most people only look out for themselves, especially people of higher ranks. They don’t care about the people under them and want to make sure that they look good at all costs. Rarely do we see an important figure stand up and tell everyone that they messed up, and even if that happens, the person definitely does not want to take their punishment.

P.S. I posted on My take on suffering by AllisonIrvin