Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Forgiven; even in the horrible

 Psalm 34:4-5 "I sought the Lord and He answered me;  He delivered me from all my fears. 5 Those who look to Him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame." One of my very best friends used to say, "If you have Jesus in your heart, it shows on your face!"  I recently heard of a horrible sin, that a 17 year old girl committed, during an act of rage.  She went to prison.  A prison guard reported, “All she does is cry.”  I'm thinking of her and praying for her this morning.    The picture I have of this child is the opposite of the radiant face described in Psalm 34:5.  No matter how many or how horrible our sin; Jesus died to pay the price of all of our sins!!!!  He died once for ALL, all of us, all our sins!!!   I used to think it wasn't fair that someone that intentionally murdered many people could be forgiven the same as a gossip and complainer.   Sin is sin, it all separates us from God.  Jesus is the great uniter!!!  Praise the Lord we can be forgiven and made new in Jesus Christ!!! Yesterday is gone!  No matter how horrible or good someone is, we all fall short of perfect,  which is Gods standard.   The Good News is Jesus was and is perfect.   He is the Son of God , He lived a perfect life, then gave himself as the perfect sacrifice for each of us, so we can be forgiven,  restored and made right with God.   Jesus rose from the dead and has prepared a place for us in Heaven, which is our forever home.  There, we get to live forever without being plagued by sin!!!!   All we need to do to is TRUST Jesus as our Savior, simply believe!!!! 1.  Know you are a sinner and can't save yourself.   2 Believe Jesus died on the cross to pay the price of all your sins and make you right with God.   3 Believe Jesus rose from the dead.  John 3:16. " For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." We need not perish in our sins.  We can be restored, and radiant!! TRUST Jesus as your Savior today!!😇🙏❤️

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