GOD FORGIVES! 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. What happens when we fail? What happens when we do not take God up on His promise? Reading this verse in view of the faithfulness of God puts it in a whole new light. We may feel our sin is too bad to be forgiven. But this scripture says that when we confess, God forgives. If you refuse to believe that, it’s an affront to the faithfulness of God who cannot and will not and shall not lie. God says if we confess it, He will cleanse it. And He risks His faithfulness on that promise. When asked, “What does the faithfulness of God make you think of first?” many people reply that it makes them think of their own unfaithfulness. The way they fail Him. But Scripture goes on record as saying, even when we fail, God does not. “If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself” (2 Timothy 2:13). You can say you don’t deserve the faithfulness of God. None of us does. That isn’t the issue. The issue is, even when we are faithless, He is faithful. - Dr. David Jeremiah
Posted on: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 19:37:25 +0000
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