Friday March 29 2012
1 John
1:8-9. “If we say we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and refusing to
accept the truth. 9) But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just
to forgive us and to cleanse us from every wrong.”
The Bible tells us we are all
sinners and if we think we have no sin we are lying to ourselves.( The Bible tells us when we have wrong attitudes or thoughts that are not good, it is sin) It also tells
us we are all born into sin. Everyone must experience repentance and
forgiveness by Jesus Christ before we can enjoy the gift of eternal life and a
forgiven and joyful relationship with Christ while we are on earth.
Paul says
in Romans 5 that we are all sinners because of Adam. It was Adam’s sin that brought death and that
death spread to everyone. But it was Jesus Christ who brought forgiveness to
many through God’s bountiful gift. And the result of God’s gracious gift is
very different from the result of that one man’s sin.
We have the free gift of
being accepted by God, even though we are guilty of many sins. God, in his mercy, knew we would never be
capable of following his rules and so he made it very easy for us to enter into
the heavenly realms by sending his own son, Jesus Christ as the ultimate
sacrifice for our sins. It is only by
the shed blood of Jesus that we can enjoy a personal relationship with our
Creator. What a gracious God we serve!
Prayer for today: Father,
Thank-you seems like such a small token for what you have done for me. How can
I ever thank you enough or praise you enough for your generous and glorious
gift to me? I don’t even deserve to be forgiven but you have made it possible
for all my sins to be completely erased from my file, as far as the east is
from the west! I will forever praise you and thank you for you are my healer
and redeemer and Saviour and Friend! Help me to be a witness for you and to
live each day for you. In Jesus name, amen.
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