Daily Devotion: God Pardons Us

 You Will Win!!!!!

Daily Bible Verse

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. ~Romans 5:1-2

Daily Inspiration

Have you ever felt like there was a separation between you and God? Like no matter how much you try, you simply cannot get close to Him? Let go of these thoughts! If you have placed your faith in God through His Son, Jesus Christ, you can speak to Him, call on Him, and you are welcome to join Him. His grace is enough. He is waiting with open arms! Allow His truth to fill you with the peace of God and rejoice! Your hope lies in seeing your Savior face to face.

Daily Prayer

Dear God, You have given me hope. My faith in You gives me peace beyond all understanding. O Lord, Your grace allows me to draw close to You in a way I struggle to understand. Help me to let go of anything keeping me separated from You. Thank You for meeting me where I am and for replacing my fears with peace. My faith in You fills me with rejoicing. Jesus, You are my Hope when I need You in Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Pray Because God Listens!!!!!

God Pardons Us

By Frances Taylor

God Pardons Us: God forgives us and calls us to forgive others. ~Micah 7:18-20

We all know that forgiveness can be difficult. Maybe we wonder if God feels the same. We know Jesus told Peter, and therefore us, to forgive seventy times seven times, meaning forever, but did he really mean it? This passage from Micah tells us that God really does pardon our sins and buries them in the depths of the sea, in other words, out of memory. What we have trouble with is not only forgiving the sin but forgiving the person who sinned against us. What do I mean by that? God wipes the slate clean and lets us start over, but we want the person who sinned against us to prove himself worthy of our trust.

Now, I’m not talking about sins that have caused severe damage to a person or their reputation, these sins may be forgiven but we don’t put ourselves into a situation where the damage may happen again. Forgive and forget might sound nice, but some situations should not be forgotten. However, forgiveness is important. Lack of forgiveness can hold us bound in ways that can destroy us physically or spiritually. Holding on to grudges and anger can cause physical damage such as high blood pressure or ulcers, it can keep us from enjoying life because we refuse to be in the presence of the person who sinned against us, or we can become hardened and unwilling to trust anyone. Let us make time this Lent to see if we are holding a grudge against anyone in the past who might have hurt us. God forgives us and calls us to forgive others.

Prayer

Compassionate and forgiving God, help us to let go of hurts of the past and be there with us giving us the strength we need to forgive when it is hard. Amen!

Lord, Lead Me To A Successful Life!!!!

When You Are Afraid

Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD. ~Psalm 27:14