Amazing
“No Condemnation” by Debbie Sanders.
Today’s Christian Girl Director
It was yet another passage asking for forgiveness. I can so relate to those.
“Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.”
I can’t even count the times He’s forgiven and covered my sins.
“Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.”
Bible with hand
Amazing. God doesn’t even tie me to those errors, but instead He releases me from them and sees me as clean.
The Psalmist goes on to say, “I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin.”
I came humbly before my heavenly Father and admitted that I had failed. Blown it. I didn’t try to hide it. I told Him everything and He forgave me.
Then I read something that took me by surprise. I wasn’t expecting the next verse.
“For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found.
Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance.”
It didn’t say, “This is the prayer of a sinner. An unrighteous, man.” Instead, he said the godly pray this.
Selah. Think on that!
Does God really see me as godly when I make mistakes? The key is that we come to Him. We are open, honest. When we share with Him the good, the bad and the ugly and confess our faults to the Father, He promises to forgive, cover our sins, and call us clean!
And as a bonus? All of the sudden, I hear music. He rejoices in song that I have been delivered from sin.
The chapter closes this way, “Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.”
There He goes calling me things I don’t deserve to be called. “Righteous. Upright in heart” (Psalm 32).
“What love we are offered by the Father. If we come to Him when we sin, He is just to forgive us our sin” (I John 1:9).
He doesn’t condemn us. “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1).
The key is we can’t try to cover our sins up, but instead, confess them to Him and we will find mercy (Proverbs 28:13).
When we do mess up, all we have to do is talk to the Father and be real. Tell Him everything and ask for forgiveness. And He will call us godly, clean, and upright.
Be blessed. Look in the mirror and see yourself as your heavenly Father does.
(Information from: Pure Ministry – UPCI Ladies Ministries – ladiesconnections-upci.org@shared1.ccsend.com)
