Grace: forgive and forget!
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Oftentimes I really don’t understand this concept of grace. I want to earn my way through; I don’t want short cuts in my life. I have learned to be self-sufficient. From early age on I have learned to survive, learned to deal with obstacles, problems, and challenges.
One of the challenges after having become a Christian is to receive. Receive forgiveness, receive love, receive grace, and receive life. I, as the older son in the story of the Prodigal son have behaved, as I should. And to be honest, in many ways I have been more lost than my younger brother, although I have remained at home for many years!
People like me need to be reminded of our true inner-state, time after time again. Our inner being reeks of self-righteousness, self-sufficiency and self-deception. Then suddenly a ray of light enters my darkened conscious and I realize the depth of Jesus’ love to me:
“You will trample our sins under your feet and throw them into the depths of the ocean!” (Micah 7:19b NLT).
“For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more”. (Jeremiah 31:34)
We must never forget that Christ did not only suffer during His three years of public ministry or the last few days of His life when He was crucified. He suffered throughout His life on earth. He who was without sin lived daily with the corruption and sinfulness of me… and you.
When that hits home, grace is understood better!
That’s the Way I see it!
John
Thank you for a wonderful post. The concept of Grace and forgiveness is powerful and I don’t think we will ever be able to understand it fully.
His grace gives us forgiveness. His grace also gives us the power to go and sin no more… but when we fall He lifts us up again, and again.
Thank you wonderful Saviour for giving your life for me!
I read Tim Kellers Prodigal God this summer. Very good book on grace. It presents the gospel for older brothers. Very helpful book. Thanks for a good post!
Let grace empower and liberate us( abide in Christ) walk with confident as who we are because Christ has accomplished he who has provided deliverance and victory at the cross and all our deadly in our life has been removed ( in christ a new creation) we all are the covenant of grace through our wonderful savior Jesus Christ. we love because he first loves us.(his love for us) Thanks for post about grace.