Posts Tagged ‘ Sin ’
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
Matthew 5:3, ESV
We must do the difficult thing of admitting we are wretched sinners to a holy God then we will find ourselves lamenting our condition. This is when we are free to receive God’s grace and forgiveness in Christ and find the full eternal freedom He offers.
Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
John 5:24, ESV
We praise God for making us, for saving us, for giving us life.
We can only praise if we believe Jesus – the perfect Son, truly God and truly man, the sinless substitute who died for our sin and physically rose again – has taken our penalty and led us into eternal life.
He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
Psalm 23:3, ESV
We walk away from God in each of our sins, but He came to us to restore the relationship and our brokenness and hurts to completeness. He is glorified when we turn to the light of Jesus for His righteousness.
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28, ESV
Our sin, shame, and fear weigh us down, but our God came to us to take it all upon Himself.
Turn to the Light who lightens our loads of burdensome guilt.
As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.
Psalm 103:13, ESV
We step away from God, even slap Him in the face with our sin, when we try to do things our own way.
Yet, like a loving Father, He comes to us with compassion and care to correct us.
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
John 1:5, ESV
Our sin has darkened the light of God in this world, but He stepped into this world to overcome and wash away our sin and darkness.
He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
Colossians 1:13-14, ESV
We are born with darkened understanding and must turn to God who can truly enlighten us and change our thinking. This starts by acknowledging our sin against God and receiving Hos forgiveness in Christ.
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
James 5:16, ESV
We like to think we can do things on our own, including earning forgiveness.
We must regularly confess our sins – to each other that we might lift each other up, and to God that His forgiveness may flow in us.
The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”
John 1:29, ESV
Do we recognize Jesus? Can we see Him working?
May we be able to recognize Christ working on this fallen world and show Him to those in it.
Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.
Luke 6:36, ESV
In our sin, we are slapping God in the face. He has every right to destroy us.
But He relents in His love us. Likewise, we should show mercy to those who mistreat, abuse, and are mean to us.
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