40 Days in the Word - Power of the Word نموونە

Theme | I Will Forgive Your Sins From | Tim Biasetto Verses | Luke 7:36-50, Mark 2:1-12, Titus 3:3-7, 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 Our great love for Jesus is evidence of our revelation of His forgiveness in our lives. When the lady who was worshipping Jesus with her whole heart was ridiculed by the self-righteous religious leaders Jesus used her extreme devotion to teach on forgiveness. Forgiveness is the greatest gift God has given us and it is a very expensive gift. God created all of us to be in relationship with Him. This is God’s intention and desire. In the earliest chapters of Genesis we learn that we were created in His image and were invited by God to walk with Him in a loving relationship of trust and surrender. Humanity has not fulfilled its original mandate to be image bearers of God, instead, we have turned from God trusting in ourselves and living life as we see fit. This rending of ourselves away from God is known as sin and leads to our separation from God who is life resulting in death. All of us fall short of God’s image in the way we act, think and communicate. But thank God for His gift of forgiveness through Jesus' life, death and resurrection. God has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus, who while being God, became flesh and lived as a man. Unlike all other people, Jesus lived as a man who fulfilled humanity's role to be an image bearer of God, sinless and righteous before His Heavenly Father. He then willingly accepted the burden of the sin of the world and its consequences leading to his sacrificial death on the cross. Jesus' sacrifice was sufficient to forgive all sin, and His resurrection testifies to His victory over sin and death. All who trust in Jesus for the forgiveness of their sins partake in His victory over sin and death and live with Him in that victory now and forever more in eternal life. We do not earn our forgiveness, we do not even deserve our forgiveness. But God because of His great love for you and desire to walk with you has made a way to forgive your sins and reconcile you to Himself once more. As we are reconciled to God, we are transformed into His image with ever-increasing glory and begin to fulfil His mandate for our lives as image bearers of God. The more aware you are of how gracious that gift is towards you, the greater your love and gratitude for Jesus will be. I can identify with the woman in this story who is very aware of her failures and shortcomings. I know that I have not lived perfectly in the image of God. That is why I am personally so grateful to Jesus for His sacrifice. I am aware that I have been forgiven so much and my deep love and worship are the overflow of my gratitude. Prayer | Lord, thank You for Your great love towards me. Thank You for the gift of forgiveness that You have so generously poured out on me. I haven’t earned it, or even deserve it, but You have willingly given it to me. I receive Your forgiveness today, I believe that You have taken away my sin and reconciled me to Yourself. I love You. As we walk together today, help me to reflect You in my world, that the world may see Your image in me and be drawn to You.