Thursday, March 31, 2016

Truth Telling 4: I am forgiven.


This is another one that requires some action on my part and we talked about it yesterday! If we are willing to receive God's free gift of forgiveness and eternal life, we stand forgiven.

Psalm 32:1-5, "Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord does not count against him and in whose spirit is no deceit. When I kept silent, by bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was sapped as in the heat of summer. Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, 'I will confess my transgressions to the Lord' - and you forgave the guilt of my sin."

Matthew 6:9-12, Jesus teaches us how to pray and ask for God's forgiveness, "This, then, is how you should pray. 'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.'"

Jesus shows us that He first wants to heal with forgiveness. Matthew 9:2, "Jesus stepped into a boat, crossed over and came to his own town. Some men brought to him a paralytic, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, 'Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.'"

Matthew 26:26-28, "While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, 'Take and eat; this is my body.' Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, 'Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is pored out for many for the forgiveness of sins.'"

John the Baptist came to prepare the way for Jesus' arrival and His message of forgiveness for sins. Luke 1:76-79, "And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him, to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins, because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace."

Acts 2:38, "Peter replied, 'Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.'"

Acts 13:38, "Therefore, my brothers, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you."

Romans 4:7, "Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him."

Ephesians 1:7-8, "In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding."

Colossians 1:9-14, "For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way; bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins."

1 John 2:12, "I write to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name."

Tell yourself this truth today:  When I ask for God's forgiveness in faith, I can be certain that He has heard and answered me. I am forgiven.

4 comments:

Mom said...

Amen and hallelujah!

Anonymous said...

I have enjoyed reading your truth posts so far and have been reading through all the verses in my Bible. I love that you are allowing scripture to speak for itself!
Blessings,
Amanda

angie said...

Thank you for this series. I especially love the photo that you assign as a visual representation to each truth. I think it would be neat to create a collage/photo book with each of the photos and the corresponding truth. In a photo book, you may also have room for one of the scriptures from each post. Maybe I will do so in Chatbook format.

Mrs. Chrissy T said...

I am truly enjoying your post. They line up with my devotions which must mean God is really trying to show me something.