Forgiveness

Accepted

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How we have accepted one another?

Is it for their money or looks? Is it for what they can do for us or what they will think?

Jesus accepts us without makeup or achievements. Before we met Him ,He gave himself and then He waited for us to come.

He accepted us as sinners though not our sins. We don’t need to impress Him and can’t possibly fool Him. Our great hope is that His acceptance flows from the purest and most tender love. He gently receives us as we come to Him by faith. Now He in turn is asking that we reflect a faith that God is longing for them to know Him too!

Living Connection

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Our real connection to Jesus Christ must always lead to our true connection to one another. Division points to a brokenness in some aspect of our relationship with God.

Division in our hearts or in our relationships is a signpost pointing to a break in our connection to our Heavenly Father. But He is always standing by with His door open for our return and ready to receive us into His presence. We must be prepared then to leave our own doors open for restored relationships to those around us. An open door means no demands or expectations but rather a reflection of the grace by which Jesus Himself has accepted us.

White as Snow

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Why is snow so white? Maybe because it has fallen from the sky and has never been mixed with the colors of earth.

It is not like the memory of our sin which tinges everything it touches. That reminder clings to our attitudes and mixes with our words. No matter how we try we cannot remove its indelible deep red stain.

But God offers a way to exchange that sin for forgiveness. He sent us the reddest blood of Jesus to wash us clean. It washes with a purity that comes only from heaven. His is the gift that alone can make our hearts as white as snow.

“Come now, and let us reason together,” Says the Lord , “Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool. Isaiah 1:18 NKJV