If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1: 9 [NIV]
Forgiveness is difficult. Everybody thinks it is a good idea until they have to forgive someone themselves. Jerry Hall, speaking about her relationship with Mick Jagger, wrote:
I forgave and forgave and forgave and forgave to the point where it wasn't very healthy at all.
The good news as far as we are concerned is that God will forgive and forgive... if only we will come and confess our sins to him.
God forgives because he is faithful and just.
He is faithful to his own nature – he is not capricious or inconsistent. We can rely on his promises. And he is just – he cannot merely say that sin doesn't matter and tell us to forget all about it. Sin is rebellion against a loving and holy God. It is a serious matter, with awful consequences. The penalty for sin is death – separation from God.
But the amazing news is that Jesus has already paid that penalty for us, standing in our place and dying for us on the cross. Those are the grounds for our forgiveness – and our sure hope when we are judged. Hallelujah!
Dear Lord, thank you so much that you forgive every sin and make us completely pure when we put our trust in Jesus.
David Long
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