Dear Ones,
Hope you wake up to the joy of forgiveness!
This morning, I have plans to make egg dishes and a zucchini cake and go to my exercise class and this afternoon is Crafts and Bible study tonight.
Devotions from Judy’s heart
The Lord loves us so much that He not only convicts us of our sins and forgives us, but He delivers us and sets us free. I’m sure we have all thanked the Lord for those times He has forgiven us of something we are not proud of, but then we do again and sometimes again. The Lord is a holy God and He exposes our sins so that we might repent and live in forgiveness. Of course, we have to agree with God and repent so we can be made clean. For we have the promise in I John 1:9, ”If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” We probably all have secret sins that we have not openly confessed and even if others don’t see them, God does, and He will bring conviction so that we may seek His forgiveness.
I like what Pastor Larry Christianson writes about forgiveness and deliverance. He pictures forgiveness like a rocket that has been launched towards us from heaven, but deliverance happens when the rocket hits the earth. It is much like when the Apollo Mission was launched but it wasn’t completed until splashdown. With us when we have done wrong and the Lord convicts us, the rocket is launched; but we are delivered through faith when the rocket splashes down where God decides and when God decides. Sometimes we miss it as we are at a different landing site thinking we know how the Lord will do it. Of course, the enemy also tries to block that reception and does all he can to destroy our rocket. He doesn’t want us to experience forgiveness and victory over our secret sins. He may say to us, “Do you really think God can forgive you of that?! Why bother as you know you will repeat it again!” Or “One more time, what’s the difference, you can’t change!” But the truth is that Jesus is the life-changer, and we need to hang on in faith after we have made our confession and pray and believe until the rocket arrives; we will then find that our lives are changed by Him. Let us be open to whatever rocket landing He decides and experience deliverance and a changed life.
Challenge for today: When the Lord shows you a secret sin, repent and by faith wait for Him to do His work in you and bring lasting change.
Blessings on your day and prayers and love, Judy