My prayer for you for today is that you will remember
that you are saved out of mercy and that God has incredible patience with you
out of His great love, in Jesus name.
1Timothy
1:15-16
This
is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: "Christ Jesus came
into the world to save sinners"—and I am the worst of them all. But
God had mercy on me so that Christ Jesus could use me as a prime example of His
great patience with even the worst sinners. Then others will realize that they,
too, can believe in Him and receive eternal life.
Mercy - But God had
mercy on me. What a powerful statement Paul makes to Timothy here in the
first chapter of his letter. Paul briefly tells of his past and how God changed
him to become his messenger to the gentiles. Paul says that Jesus came into
this world to save sinners and that he is the worst of them all. Do you feel
like that, do you feel that you are the worst sinner? God’s mercy goes beyond
that, it goes beyond your sins all the way to eternity. It is in His great
mercy that God send Jesus to carry this burden and be punished for our sake. How
much more do we need to hear? How much more sins must be committed before we
realise how wrong we are?
My dear friend, do not think yourself to be too great of
a sinner to receive forgiveness. The forgive part is the easy one and the
eternal life is free for all who believes, it is in living according to God’s
will that is the hard part. Once we have accepted Jesus as our saviour and
glorified God for His mercy and love we will be saved. This is such an awesome
gift and that is why we must shout it out through our lives so that others too
will see God’s mercy and seek His forgiveness. Remember this: When Jesus died for our sins, He
died for all of them. So what is holding you back? Do not let your past keep you
from receiving God’s mercy and love. Break the bonds that the devil has on you
and give your life to Jesus so that He will take away your burden of sin which
you do not need to carry anymore, and free you from sin’s bondage. It is in
this newly found freedom that we can truly live for God and honour Him with our
lives. Accepting His forgiveness will bring us even closer to God as we seek
His guidance in every day.
So live each day rejoicing, because you are forgiven - "Christ Jesus came into the world to
save sinners"
Have a great “Freedom day” dear friend of Jesus.
Cheers
