Sunday, April 17, 2011

Forgiveness - Lisa Patterson


Col. 3:5 Says therefore put to death your members which are on earth. Fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire and covetousness, which is idolatry. And now you are to put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth. Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds.
And to have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created you. There is neither Greek, Jew, Barbarian, circumcised, or uncircumcised, slave nor free. But Christ is all and in all.
The new man should be as Holy and beloved,vs.12.Put on tender mercies forgiving one another if anyone has a complaint against another, even as Christ forgave you, you must also.
Daniel 9:9 says to the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness though we have rebelled against Him. It is not what we want to do but what He has given us to do. We must forgive to go on in our lives no matter how small or large. We were bought with such a price that cannot be matched by man. We must obey.
When you recommit your life to Christ your sins are forgiven. John 3:38 says the wrath of God is on you if you have not come to Christ. Proverbs 27 says now is the accepted tome for Salvation. You do not know the day nor the hour the Lord will come, so it is not wise to play around with eternity. make that decision now. No man knows the day nor the hour or how long your life will be.
Gal. 5:13 Serve one another through love. God can hear us. He's right there. We are seated with Him. Search the scriptures- they won't fall in your lap. It's a living word-not dead. We should be copying what Jesus does. We should be looking at problems the way Jesus does. He is higher than the problem. Look to Jesus the author and finisher of our faith. He is risen and is there to forgive and help you out of your mess. Take heed and listen to what He is saying today because He loves you. This is Lisa Patterson with the Good News that God loves you and wants you to come to Him today.