Monday, December 6, 2010

The Clean Slate/No Eraser Needed

Greetings,
I was laying in bed this morning letting my mind wander,not thinking about anything particular,just enjoying the warmth of my wife,the relaxation of a good nights sleep and praising God for giving me a new day.Bear in mind I didn't have any requests on my heart for God to hear,just praise for His goodness towards me and my family.All of a sudden comes the thought into my heart"You have a clean slate/no eraser needed"write about it!
In previous letters I have shared the fact of the joy available to all of us by recognizing the amazing gift of grace given to us by Jesus dying on the cross for our sins"By His stripes we are healed."My letter today will focus on the fact that God says in His word that when we ask Him to forgive our sins coming from our contrite heart He will!His word is very specific,here are some examples of this truth from His Word;
.They are blotted out[Isa,44:22;Acts3:19]
.Forgiven[Ex.34:7;1Jn.1:9;2:12]
.Made white as snow[Isa.1:18]
.Purged away[Ps.79:9;Heb1:3]
.Freed from them[Rom.6:7,16-23;8:2]
There are many more references in the Bible regarding the forgiveness of sin.
The point is ;we don't need an eraser,God provided the "clean slate" through His Son Jesus,His dying on the cross was/is all the "eraser"we would need FOREVER MORE!How can it not bring tears of joy to our hearts when we grasp the magnitude of this truth?Each day we start anew,with out blemish,thank you Jesus!Here we have a God that loved us so much ,He gave us a "free"will wanting us to choose Him ,and sacrificed His Son on the cross because He knew we could not reconcile our souls to Him on our own,HOW GREAT A LOVE IS THAT?
I humbly ask each of you,like me,to start your day praising and glorifying God for this wonderful gift from Him"A clean slate/no eraser needed."
Until next time,may God continue to bless you on your walk towards Him,Joe

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