The Facts That You Are Forgiven
The thief comes not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to
destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more
abundantly. John 10:10
Salvation involves more than just forgiveness of sin. There three things God does for you when you
give your heart to Jesus.
These are best seen in Psalms 103:3-4 Who forgives all your
iniquities; who heals all your diseases; Who redeemed your life from destruction;
who crown you with lovingkindness and tender mercies. The abundant life in Christ involves
forgiveness, healing and power.
A. Guilt is gone. Guilt has been called the most difficult
problem in psychology. But the Bible
says God takes away our guilt when we give our hearts to Jesus. Jesus often said, Your sins be forgiven you, because
He knew man needed to hear that all his iniquities were forgiven. We are free from guilt because of Jesus.
There
is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk
not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Romans 8:1
B. Healing for the stain of sin. Like a river overflowing its bank and running
wild, sin tears our soul as it spills forth in its fury. We need not only forgiveness, but healing for
our spirits that have been victimized by sin.
Note the devastating hurt of sin in the life of the demonic child. The Bible says, the evil spirit tare him.
Mark
9:20 And they brought him unto Him: and when He saw him, straightaway the
spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.
Clearly
we need healing for our souls. Jesus
heals:
1. Our memories.
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I
do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those
things which are before. Philippians
3:13
2. Our broken hearts. The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He
had anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor, He had sent Me to heal the
broken hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight
to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, Luke 4:18
3. Our spirits of infirmities. And, behold, there was a woman on which had a
spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no
wise lift up herself. And when Jesus saw
her, He called her to Him, and said unto her, woman, you are loosed from that
infirmity. Luke 13:11-13
He is
not the only One who rids from guilt, but also heals our souls left bleeding
and broken from sin’s fury.
C. Power over the pull of sin. All of us have a pull downward within
us. For the good that I would I do not:
but the evil which I would not, that I do.
Romans 7:19
But we
do not have to yield to the pull. Jesus
only takes away guilt and heals our spirits, but also gives us sure power to
overcome sin. But as many as received
Him, to them gave He power to become sons of God, even to them that believe on
His name. John 1:12
We can
overcome because Jesus lives within us. You
are of God little children, and have overcome them: because greater is He that
is in you, than he that is in the world.
1 John 4:4
We are
redeemed from destruction by the living Christ.
For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of
His Son, much more then, being now reconciled, we shall be saved by His
life. Romans 5:10
If at this moment, you
are still did not know the true nature of Christ as the Son of God, pls. check
amongst all people who shares about God, who amongst them rose from the
dead? No one, and no man, except Jesus,
right? This is why do not let this day
pass you by without you, surrendering and giving your life to Jesus, for He
said and I quote, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believed in Me,
though he were dead, yet shall he live. John 11:25
“Dear Lord Jesus,
I know that I am a
sinner, and I ask for Your forgiveness.
I believe You died for my sins and rose from the dead. I turn from my sins and invite You to come
into my heart and life. I want to trust
and follow You as my Lord and Saviour.
In Your Name, amen.
