2 Corinthians 5:19 For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people's sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation.
It's good to be reminded that God is no longer counting people's sins against them and it's wonderful to know God is not standing over them with a big stick just waiting to hit them for doing anything wrong. In fact, because of Christ He's not holding their sins against them any more!
So I asked myself, "Am I still holding the sins of some people against them? Am I still holding my own sins against me, when I get it wrong? Have I forgiven them and myself?" God reminded me that because God has forgiven them and me, then I can and must do the same.
It's so easy to judge people for what they've done, to judge ourselves when we get it wrong, to point the finger whether it's at a national leader, someone we know personally, or at ourselves. Jesus told us not to judge or we will be judged. We tend to forget that very conveniently when we point the finger don't we?
God has given us a wonderful message to share. It's what His grace is all about. It's giving us what we don't deserve - His forgiveness, His blotting out of all our transgressions as though they never were. Jesus did that for us. He took ALL our sin upon Himself, and everyone else's as well, so we can ALL come back to God and be washed totally clean. That is amazing grace and it's for everyone if we'll receive it.
God wants you back! If you want to come back to the God who loves you, then repent of your sin, confess Jesus is your Lord, that you believe Jesus died and rose again for you and thank Him for forgiving all your sin. Receive His forgiveness. He'll welcome you back into His family with open arms and great love today.
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