Scene of the
Crime
by Frances M.
McCrory-Meservy
Returning to the
scene of the
crime is not
from God. When
Jesus died on
the cross, every
sin committed on
earth past,
present and
future was
placed on Him.
All we have to
do is accept what
He has already
done for us and
all our sins are
forgiven and
forgotten. After
that when we
realize we
sinned and
repent (change
our minds and
stop doing the
sin), God's
forgiveness is
there for us and
He forgets it
ever happened.
The hard thing
is forgiving
ourselves. But
since we have
played the blame
game since Adam
and Eve, we are
not accusing
ourselves. That
would be totally
against human
nature. If we
are not accusing
ourselves and
God is not
condemning us,
who is? Satan is
the great
accuser. He has
been kicked out
of Heaven and
can no longer
accuse us to
God. So, he
accuses us to
our own faces
every time we
give him the
opportunity.
One of Satan's
greatest tools
is guilt. Satan
can stop us from
going to Church,
going to visit
our loved ones,
witnessing to
people and
associating with
other Christians
by reminding us
of what we did
so we will feel
guilty. He keeps
reminding us of
what we did
wrong.
Satan can not
poses us; but he
can oppress us.
That pressed
down feeling you
have is Satan
oppressing you.
We have all
sinned and
fallen short of
the Glory of
God; but we as
Christians have
also been
forgiven and
that weight
lifts because
God forgives us.
Satan tries to
put that weight
back on us by
reminding us of
our sins. Each
time he reminds
us, we should
(out loud - he
can't hear our
thoughts) say
"Get the behind
me Satan." As
soon as Satan
realizes that we
know who is
behind the
guilt, he will
leave.
I have observed
that if a person
becomes
judgmental of
other people,
Satan takes that
opportunity to
make that person
feel guilty. God
knew being
judgmental would
open the door
for Satan.
That's one of
the reasons He
told us not to
judge.
Forgive yourself
by forgiving and
not judging
others. Don't
open the door
for Satan to
drag you back to
the scene of the
crime.
Mat 26:28 "For
this is My blood
of the new
covenant, which
is shed for many
for the
remission of
sins.
John 8:24
"Therefore I
said to you that
you will die in
your sins; for
if you do not
believe that I
am He, you will
die in your
sins."
Acts 3:19
Repent,
therefore, and
turn again, that
your sins may be
blotted out.
Mat 7:1-2 "Judge
not, that you be
not judged. "For
with what
judgment you
judge, you will
be judged; and
with the measure
you use, it will
be measured back
to you.
Luke 6:36-37
"Therefore be
merciful, just
as your Father
also is
merciful. "Judge
not, and you
shall not be
judged. Condemn
not, and you
shall not be
condemned.
Forgive, and you
will be
forgiven.
Rev 12:10-12
Then I heard a
loud voice
saying in
heaven, "Now
salvation, and
strength, and
the kingdom of
our God, and the
power of His
Christ have
come, for the
accuser of our
brethren, who
accused them
before our God
day and night,
has been cast
down. "And they
overcame him by
the blood of the
Lamb and by the
word of their
testimony, and
they did not
love their lives
to the death.
"Therefore
rejoice, O
heavens, and you
who dwell in
them! Woe to the
inhabitants of
the earth and
the sea! For the
devil has come
down to you,
having great
wrath, because
he knows that he
has a short
time."
(Webster's on
line dictionary)
Guilt: 1a : the
fact of having
committed a
breach of
conduct
especially
violating law 2a
: the state of
one who has
committed an
offense
especially
consciously b :
feelings of
culpability
especially for
imagined
offenses or from
a sense of
inadequacy :
self-reproach 3:
a feeling of
culpability for
offenses
Opposite of
Guilt is:
Innocent a :
free from guilt
or sin
(Wikipedia
Encyclopedia on
line) Innocence
is the opposite
of guilt.
If someone is innocent it means that they did not do it. If someone is accused of a crime, they have to be tried. The court will decide whether they are guilty or not-guilty (innocent). People must be treated as innocent unless (or until) they are found guilty.