Today’s Verse:
I am redeemed and forgiven of my sins (Ephesians 1:7).
In Context:
So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on
us who belong to his dear Son. He is so rich in kindness and grace that he
purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins.
He has showered his kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding. (Ephesians
1:6-8)
These verses are another reminder of how loved we are by
God, if we are willing to accept His love.
As humans, we have a hard time forgiving. Even when we do, we rarely truly forget what
sins were committed against us. We have
a hard time letting go and often become bitter or just angry about being
mistreated. We also hold plenty of guilt ourselves about our personal mistakes
and sometimes wish we could go back and make better, more compassion choices.
Guess what. God doesn’t have this same issue. He forgives us and forgets it,
without a second thought. Many do not
believe in the truth of the Bible. Many say they cannot believe in what they
have not seen or cannot prove beyond the shadow of a doubt. I’m not here to tell anyone what he/she
should believe, but whether or not you believe in the Bible, the principals
“preached” in the Word of God are nothing short of loving and worthy of
consideration. If we could forgive and
forget and be as rich in kindness and grace for each other as Paul talks about
in the versus above, maybe our world would not be riddled with quite so much
pain and division. Unconditional love,
forgiveness, kindness, wisdom, understanding…words I will strive to embody my
entire life and will never be successful at accomplishing fully, but I
will not be ashamed to try and if my efforts help even one person, I will
consider myself very lucky!
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