YOU ARE FORGIVEN

“… The blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all sin.” 1 John 1:8

Each week the Colony men have a theme and this week the theme is forgiveness. I was privileged to have an attempt to share on the topic yesterday at the Colony Chapel service.

I am convinced that we will never grasp forgiveness on the horizontal level until we grasp forgiveness on the vertical level.

When I get into my head and heart how God forgives – wow! It is mind-blowing.

Brothers remember this:

All of our sin was forgiven at the cross – Past! Present! Future!

All of our sin was forgiven once and for all –FINISHED! The blood of Christ fully and completely satisfied the wrath of God!

All our sin has been  removed as far as the east is from the west.

All of our sin as been buried in the depths of the deepest sea.

All of our sin is remembered no more.

Preacher T. DeWitt Talmage wrote: Release! Signed in tears, sealed in blood, written on heavenly parchment, recorded in the heavenly archives. The black ink of the indictment is written all over with the red ink of the cross: “the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all sin.”

Corrje Ten Boom said it best – “God takes our sins –the past, the present and the future and dumps them in the sea and puts up a sign that says “NO FISHING ALLOWED.”

My brother – Jesus paid the penalty of your sin and mine. The wrath of God has been satisfied. HE HAS FORGIVEN YOU!

You can now sing with Charles Wesley:

“No condemnation now I dread – Jesus and all in Him is mine.
Alive in Him, the living Head, and clothed in righteousness divine!
Bold I approach the heavenly throne, and claim the crown through Christ my own.
Amazing love! How can it be – that Thou my God shouldst die for me?

Running the race with joy,

Bill Welte
President/CEO
America’s Keswick

Daily Bible Reading: Deuteronomy 13-15; Acts 4:1-2

Quote of the day: It is a great deal better to live a holy life than to talk about it.Lighthouses do not ring bells and fire cannons to call attention to their shining – they just shine. Dwight L Moody

Verse to Memorize: “Your testimonies are wonderful; therefore my soul keeps them. The unfolding of your word gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple.” Psalm 119:129-130 ESV