Isaiah 1:18<\/b>\u00a0\u201c<\/i>\u201cCome now, let us settle the matter,\u201d says the\u00a0Lord. \u201cThough your sins are like\u00a0scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.\u201d<\/p>\n
Isaiah 103:8-12<\/b>\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0Lord\u00a0is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.\u00a0\u00a09\u00a0He will not always accuse, nor will He harbor His anger forever; 10\u00a0He does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. 11\u00a0For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love\u00a0for those who fear him; 12\u00a0as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions\u00a0from us.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
1 John 3:20<\/b>\u00a0\u201cIf our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
God is greater than anyone of anything else.\u00a0\u00a0Oh praise God!\u00a0\u00a0We should never think of God in the same way we think of any human person or angelic being, and thereby limit Him.\u00a0\u00a0Oh what a joy and relief that is!\u00a0\u00a0What a blessing beyond all blessing to be a personal friend of Jesus the one God sent, He is Savior and Lord. (John 15:15)\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>Since Jesus died for our sins, since we know that is true, than just as sure we know that we are His friends because He has confirmed that in\u00a0John 15:13<\/b>. All who love Him are personal friends of Jesus!\u00a0\u00a0Amazing!<\/p>\n
What are the sins that we have committed?\u00a0\u00a0Rejection of Jesus as Savior and Lord?\u00a0\u00a0Murder (within the womb and outside of it), theft, lust, hatred, gossip, divisiveness, lying, leading the innocent astray, and more?\u00a0\u00a0There is no end to the depth of evil that we have done.\u00a0\u00a0And there is no end to the doing of it while on this earth.\u00a0\u00a0Yet, the Word says that God loves us while we were yet sinners, that is, before we repented and came to Him in tears. (Romans 5:8<\/b>) The proof of His love was the incarnation, the death and the resurrection of Jesus.\u00a0\u00a0(John 3:16)\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>If there were no other evidence of God\u2019s love, the life, death and resurrection of Jesus is, itself, evidence enough of God\u2019s love for us and His ability to save us.<\/p>\n
So what sin have we done?\u00a0\u00a0What is the worst?\u00a0\u00a0What is the multitude?\u00a0\u00a0As horrible as they were, and are, the grace God gives to us is greater still.\u00a0\u00a0Yes, it is vital to know both God\u2019s grace and also His holiness, we must know both to know Him.\u00a0\u00a0But here is the gist of it all.\u00a0\u00a0God loves us with a love so great that no matter what our sin, He calls to us to regret them and come to Him and freely (not earned) receive His grace through Jesus.<\/p>\n
To all, to everyone, Jesus loves you and He proved it by dying for us.\u00a0\u00a0For all of us.\u00a0\u00a0Why die without having Him as your Savior and Lord?\u00a0\u00a0Why forever perish?.\u00a0\u00a0Love yourself enough to run to Jesus.\u00a0\u00a0Don\u2019t despise your soul, but let it be renewed in Him.\u00a0\u00a0He will not chastise you as some would, but He will welcome you (Luke 15:11-32<\/b>) and teach you how to live a new life that pleases Him and blesses you.\u00a0\u00a0Family and Friends, only through Jesus.\u00a0\u00a0And not only to some, but to all, no matter the sin or sins, His love reaches out to all of us.\u00a0\u00a0Praise God!\u00a0\u00a0Thank you Jesus!<\/p>\n
Psalm 150:6<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.\u00a0 Praise the Lord!<\/p>\n
Micah 7:7<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0But as for me, I watch\u00a0in hope\u00a0for the\u00a0Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
Micah 6:8<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0He has shown You, O man, what\u00a0is\u00a0good; And what does the\u00a0Lord\u00a0require of You but to do justly, to love mercy, And to walk humbly with Your God.<\/p>\n
Numbers 6:24-26<\/b>\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0Lord\u00a0bless you and keep you; 25\u00a0the\u00a0Lord\u00a0make His face shine on you and be gracious to you; 26\u00a0the\u00a0Lord\u00a0turn His face\u00a0toward you and give you peace.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Isaiah 1:18\u00a0\u201c\u201cCome now, let us settle the matter,\u201d says the\u00a0Lord. \u201cThough your sins are like\u00a0scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.\u201d Isaiah 103:8-12\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0Lord\u00a0is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.\u00a0\u00a09\u00a0He will not always accuse, nor will He harbor His anger forever;…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1192],"tags":[103,100,2489,94,1874,10],"class_list":["post-2395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-devotion","tag-isaiah","tag-john","tag-luke-psalm","tag-micah","tag-numbers","tag-romans"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2395"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2396,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395\/revisions\/2396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}