Challenge, Encourage, God, Holiday, Hope, Trust
Depending on God
April 1, 2017 - Challenge, Encourage, God, Holiday, Hope, Trust
This Easter season, are you depending on God to help today? Are you completely entrusting your life to Him? The Word of God tells us in Lamentations 3:40 "Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord". I want to encourage you to turn to a God who showed us Grace and Mercy when He sent His only begotten Son to die on the cross for us. If we surrender and depend on God, He is able to keep and sustain us daily. If you are living for God, then we need to examine our life daily . We need to daily line up our lives with the Word of God. Consider this an evaluation of our lives from the scriptures:
Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Forgiveness and mercy are the highest items on God’s agenda. The city of refuge (Numbers 35:9-11) was a designated place of Grace where someone who made a mistake could run for shelter and protection from refuge. When the high priest died, the person who had been spared from judgment was also restored to a normal life.
The man let down through the roof into Jesus’ presence heard Jesus tell him, “Son, your sins are forgiven” (Luke 5:20). That one statement encompassed both his forgiveness and his healing. When your sins are forgiven, healing is easy!
Jesus, our High Priest, died in our place. Now we are free to live as forgiven, restored sinners. When we were overcome by our sins, Jesus forgave our transgressions (Psalm 65:3). Though we cannot see sin, it is an overwhelming enemy. It afflicts us, crushes the life out of us, and can take us to hell forever.
Run to the city of refuge! Run to the mercy seat! You are forgiven through the blood of Christ, and now, like the paralytic, you can stand up, take your mat, and come home to God. Thank God for the complete work of Mercy and Grace shown at the Cross!
A blessed Easter to you all.
