God Forgives...
One night in a church service a young woman felt the tug of
God at her heart. She responded to God's call and accepted Jesus as her
Lord and Savior. The young woman had a very rough past, involving alcohol,
drugs, and prostitution. But, the change in her was evident. As time
went on she became a faithful member of the church. She eventually became
involved in the ministry, teaching young children. It was not very long
until this faithful young woman had caught the eye and heart of the pastor's
son. The relationship grew and they began to make wedding plans.
This is when the problems began. You see, about one half of the church did
not think that a woman with a past such as hers was suitable for a pastor's son.
The church began to argue and fight about the matter.
So they decided to have a meeting. As the people made their arguments and
tensions increased, the meeting was getting completely out of hand. The
young woman became very upset about all the things being brought up about her
past. As she began to cry the pastor's son stood to speak. He could
not bear the pain it was causing his wife to be. He began to speak and his
statement was this: "My fiancee's past is not what is on trial here.
What you are questioning is the ability of the blood of Jesus to wash away
sin."
"Today you have put the blood of Jesus on trial.
So, does it wash away sin or not?" The whole church began to weep as
they realized that they had been slandering the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Too often, even as Christians, we bring up the past and use it as a weapon
against our brothers and sisters. Forgiveness is a very foundational part
of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. If the blood of Jesus does not
cleanse the other person completely then it cannot cleanse us completely.
If that is the case, then we are all in a lot of trouble. What can wash
away my sins?... Nothing but the blood of Jesus! End of case!!!!
And sometimes we need to forgive ourselves too.
~ author unknown ~
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