Unintentional Sin

Scripture Leviticus 4:27 ” `If a member of the community sins unintentionally and does what is forbidden in any of the LORD’s commands, he is guilty.

Observation: At first how can you sin without knowing it and then I looked back in the past and saw it. Most of the time for me it was when I was trying to justify myself to someone and cared more about winning an argument then caring about the person I was in disagreement with. Most of the times I sin unintentionally is when I’m thinking more of me then others and it’s not until it’s over that I realize the sinful lengths I went to win. It’s not okay to say well it’s over I need to come before God and ask for His forgiveness and more importantly the discernment not to do it again.

Application: I need to think before I act or speak and try to avoid committing the sin in the first place, but if I do, I need to go before God and also reach out to the person I sinned against and ask for forgiveness. Even if someone might not consider it a sin, we know better and if I reach out it will stay in my heart to help me avoid selfish sin in the future.

Prayer: Dear Lord I am a sinner and I do care about myself above others. Humble your servant that I will put your desires and the needs of others above my own. I know this isn’t my nature so fill me with the Holy Spirit and guide me to do what is honoring to you.