One of the blessedness that comes from our union with Jesus is the gift of a "pure conscience" ; one that is alive and awakens our bowels of mercy.
However, continuous resistance of the Spirit of love has the capacity to turn us into something that was never within the contemplation of God for our lives. It will create in us what is described below :
1 Timothy 4:2
Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron"
A dead conscience is the result we get when we consistently resist the impressions of God's Spirit of love. We become unbending towards God and heartless towards our fellow men.
It is in this state that "forgiveness" becomes an impossibility.
We remember the story of the unforgiving debtor in Matthew 18:21-35 who after being forgiven couldn't forgive little. If you allow your conscience to go this far , you will do wickedly and consider it as nothing. This is what strengthens acrimony and spite .
So ,ask yourself this morning : Is my conscience seared with iron ? Do I still feel pricked at heart when I do wrong? If these symptoms are missing ,you need a refreshing in God's presence .
Awaken thou your conscience!
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