Blessed Forgiveness

“Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.” Psalm 32:1

How would you like to be sitting in a jail cell today facing life in prison without parole? You are condemned for a crime that you most certainly DID commit. You will spend the rest of your life in this small cage, vilified by civilized society. When you die and are buried in the prison cemetery, far from any loved ones, you will be gone and forgotten to no one’s regret. That is a horrible picture. But it is not just a picture of some horrible murderer; it is the picture that God paints of all mankind. “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” That is truth one. “For the wages of sin is death.” That is truth two. If you break just one of God’s laws then you are guilty of breaking them all; “You have become a transgressor of the law.” That is truth three.

But what if we could be forgiven? What if we could not only be forgiven but declared “Not Guilty”? What if the stone walls and iron bars were gone? What if we could walk with our heads high and breathe the glorious clean air again? That is what it means to be forgiven. Christ has died that we might live. He exchanged His righteousness for our sins that we might have His righteousness instead of our sins. That is forgiveness. We can live with freedom from guilt and live in the hope of a new and better day every day. That is forgiveness. Have you claimed it through faith in Christ? That is the only place to ever receive it. Through Him alone is offered forgiveness.

Dear Father, Thank You for loving us so much that You gave Your own Son to die for our sins that we might have forgiveness in Him. Amen.