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As for God, His way is blameless; The word of the LORD is tried; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
Psalm 18:30
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Unforgiven?
Wasn`t that the name of a movie? With Clint Eastwood? Isn`t he handsome? He just becomes more distinguished with age! Don`t `ya think?
Well, that kind of leads into my next thought which is the `Magic Eraser` by Mr. Clean. *smile* Have you ever used one of those things? They are awesome! They remove crayon, pencil and all sorts of things from your walls, the fridge, the stove ~ everywhere!
You know what`s really cool? We all have the greatest `Magic Eraser` of all! It`s the blood of Jesus Christ! It washes away all of our sins!
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. I John 1:9
But a lot of us continue to condemn ourselves anyway! Why do we think that OUR sins are unforgivable?
Personally, I`ve been dealing with my own sense of condemnation. It probably doesn`t even make sense to anyone else!
I have been spending a lot of time reading my Bible, learning and growing closer to God. (I really enjoy it.)
The enemy constantly struggles to put a wedge between me and my salvation! Some people might say that we give him too much credit. Honestly, I don`t think that we give him enough! He is a vengeful and spiteful creature! He does NOT want anyone to find salvation, much less hold on to it! And he certainly does NOT want people out there glorifying the Father! He will resort to any means necessary to destroy us!
So, as I continue to study the Word of God I learn so much about sin. I learn a lot about myself as well! The enemy actually uses all this knowledge and continues to attack me. I begin to feel guilty and condemned about sins from the past. (He`s so desperate in his attacks against God`s people!)
“FOR I WILL BE MERCIFUL TO THEIR INIQUITIES, AND I WILL REMEMBER THEIR SINS NO MORE.” Hebrews 8:12
He WILL BE merciful! He will remember our sins NO MORE!
If the King of Kings, Lord of Lords will remember our sins NO MORE, why on Earth are we hanging on to them?
These verses don`t say `some of our sins`! They don`t say that He`ll forgive our sins sometimes or when He feels like it. They say that He will cleanse us from ALL unrighteousness!
27 Then hear in heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants and Your people Israel, indeed, teach them the good way in which they should walk. And send rain on Your land which You have given to Your people for an inheritance. 28 “If there is famine in the land, if there is pestilence, if there is blight or mildew, if there is locust or grasshopper, if their enemies besiege them in the land of their cities, whatever plague or whatever sickness there is, 29 whatever prayer or supplication is made by any man or by all Your people Israel, each knowing his own affliction and his own pain, and spreading his hands toward this house, 30 then hear from heaven Your dwelling place, and forgive, and render to each according to all his ways, whose heart You know for You alone know the hearts of the sons of men. II Chronicles 6:27-30
He knows your heart! He knows everything about you! (He has since before you were born!)
Remember growing up, you may have waited until Mom or Dad was in a `good mood` to ask for something? It`s nothing like that with God!
All you have to do is ask!
Go to our Heavenly Father and repent your sins!
YOU WILL BE FORGIVEN!
Labels: Condemnation, Forgiveness, Guilt
1 Comments:
Repent - yes, that is indeed what we need to do in order to have that salvation. Unfortunately, many Christians do not acknowledge their sin, or is it that no one has ever pointed it out to them?
If you aren't repenting of your sin, if you are just going on thinking God will forgive you then you are in fact creating a god in your mind - that is idolatry - because the God in the Bible calls you to repentance (to turn away from sin and turn to Him).
So many people spout off about the peace and joy in our faith, but they fail to discuss the judgement to come - that judgment will be based on our sin! Without repentance we will end up in Hell! This concerns me. It concerns me for the thousands and thousands of "Christians" who think that their belief is enough and that they don't have to live up to God's standards - it is scary because by thinking that they are creating their own god and denying the God that is True...
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