We
Are Here To Proclaim
That
Through This Man Jesus
There
Is Forgiveness For Your Sins.
Scripture
Acts
13
38 “Brothers,
listen! We are here to proclaim that through this man Jesus there is
forgiveness for your sins.
39 Everyone
who believes in him is made right in God’s sight—something the
law of Moses could never do.
41 ‘Look,
you mockers,
be amazed and die!
For I am doing something in your own day,
something you wouldn’t believe
even if someone told you about it.’”
be amazed and die!
For I am doing something in your own day,
something you wouldn’t believe
even if someone told you about it.’”
Observation
If
you were to tell me your life story and if I were to share with you
mine, what we would both quickly discover as we listened to each
others' story was the fact that we were both in desperate need of
forgiveness.
Our
stories, if we shared them honestly with each other, would both
quickly reveal our need for a Savior.
Your
life and my life is filled, yes filled, with brokenness caused by
sin.
Some
and probably most of the hurt, most of the brokenness and most of the
chaos in our lives comes from our own sinfulness and our own
selfishness, yet there are deep wounds and deep hurts and tragic
losses that we live with that have been caused by the sins of others.
A
few examples of the kind of brokenness that comes at the hand of
someone else could be the damage done to us by an unfaithful spouse,
a rebellious child, or a drunk driver. This list, of course, could
easily go on and on.
Sin,
my sin and your sin, impacts and destroys more than just our own
lives.
No
matter how good you are, and no matter how good I am, and no matter
how good we live our lives in the future, we are all still far from
perfect; we are broken. Jesus came to save us from the penalty of our
sins. You and I are sinners. We are both in need of a Savior. Jesus
came to make us right with God.
So
… Do you know Him? Are you forgiven?
Romans
3:23
23 For
everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.
Romans
5:8
8 But
God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us
while we were still sinners.
Application
When
I share my story I will not hide the fact that I am a sinner and I
will not brag on that fact either.
How
about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I realize that I am a sinner. I know that I am broken. Thank
You for forgiving me of my sins through Your Son Jesus Christ. Help
me to walk in a way today that brings You glory and honor.
I
pray for any person reading this blog today who has not yet trusted
In Jesus for his or her salvation. Help them to realize their
brokenness today. I pray today for their salvation. Change the story
of their life today.
Daily
Bible Reading: Leviticus 1,2,3; Acts 13
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