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How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered!<\/p>\n
\u2013Psalm 32:1<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
God\u2019s amazing grace has made us spiritually alive. Not only that, but we are also forgiven. Look at Colossians 2:13: \u201cHe made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions.\u201d The word \u201cforgiven\u201d is in the past tense\u2013it\u2019s something that has already occurred. If you are a Christian, God has forgiven you. Psalm 32:1 says, \u201cHow blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered!\u201d<\/p>\n
And notice in Colossians 2:13 how many of our sins have been forgiven. Did Paul write that God has forgiven us \u201csome<\/em>\u00a0of our transgressions\u201d or \u201cmost<\/em>\u00a0of our transgressions\u201d? If Paul had used the word \u201csome\u201d or \u201cmost,\u201d I would lie awake at night terrified, wondering which of my sins have not been forgiven. But Colossians 2:13 says He has forgiven us \u201call<\/em>\u00a0our transgressions\u201d (emphasis mine).<\/p>\n
We have trouble conceiving of God\u2019s ability to forgive us for everything we\u2019ve done. The reason is that we tend to think God is like we are. How do we forgive people? Selectively, conveniently. We forgive little offenses and think we\u2019re magnanimous. But when it comes to the really big sins people commit against us\u2013cheating, betrayal, infidelity\u2013are we going to let go of those? Not on your life. We may file them away for a while, but at just the right time, we pull those offenses out of the file drawer and hang them over people\u2019s heads. That\u2019s how we forgive.<\/p>\n
I like the story about a man who said to his friend, \u201cMy wife and I had a terrible fight last night. She got historical on me.\u201d His friend said, \u201cYou mean hysterical?\u201d<\/p>\n
The man said, \u201cNo, I mean historical. She dragged up every bad thing I\u2019ve ever done!\u201d<\/p>\n
Fortunately, we don\u2019t have to worry about God getting historical on us. The Bible says He has forgiven us of all our sins.<\/p>\n
Let me drive home this point for you: I want you to bring to mind the one sin in your past that you pray your mate, your child, or your parent never finds out about. If that sin were projected on a big screen for everyone to see, you would hide in humiliation. Do you have something in mind?<\/p>\n
Christ has forgiven that sin. By God\u2019s grace, He has forgiven us of all our transgressions. (Jeffress)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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