Forgiven

The past two Sundays, our assistant pastor, Rich Hyatt, has taken the subject of sin. It's interesting because I think everyone has a different interpretation of sin. Brother Rich brought to our attention that sin is unbelief, and all of the things people may think sin is, (lies, cheating, drinking, smoking) are attributes of that main sin, disbelief in God. 

We as christians, if saved under the blood of Jesus Christ...cannot sin. We died with Christ on the cross, therefore we are not our own anymore. We are covered by the sacrifice Christ made for us.

Brother Rich said that when we can't forgive ourselves, we are basically saying that we have a better plan than God. If God has forgiven us, then that settles it. I have to admit, that statement stung a bit. I had never thought of it that way before.

I just wanted to encourage you today. If you have a past mistake that is tearing at your heart and you can't seem to forgive yourself...just know that if you ask Him, God will forgive you, wipe you clean, and will never remember your mistakes again. 

I love the first verse of Matthew West's song "Only Grace."

There is no guilt here, there is no shame
No pointing fingers, there is no blame
What happened yesterday, has disappeared
The dirt has washed away, and now its clear

Chorus: There's only grace, there's only love
There's only mercy and believe me its  enough
Your sins are gone without a trace
And there's nothing left now, there's only grace

Simple. True.

Have a blessed day friends.