As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.

Psalm 103:12

 

Ever wake up in the morning and recap your actions from the previous day? You recall certain sins you committed and the weight of guilt is heavy upon you. Your day starts out feeling lowly, unworthy of anything good and in the back of your mind you expect God to hit you with some big disaster, punishing you for your sinfulness. Can you relate? I can tell you that most of those feelings of unworthiness comes from Satan whispering in your ear. Satan loves nothing more than making a child of God feel unworthy, unloved and expecting horrible things to happen to them as a result of their guilt.

 

Friend, Jesus didn’t come to punish us, He took our punishment upon Himself. Every slap in the face, cuts to His head from the crown of thorns, punches, kicks, flesh torn blows to His back…HE took on all of these things and the ultimate sacrifice of death on a cross just for you. As a child of God, you are forgiven. Yes, we should feel remorse and confess our sins, but only with the confidence in knowing that our sins are forgiven, as far as the east is from the west. To interpret east to west…..there is no ending…it’s a continuum into eternity. God gave us Jesus punishment and sacrifice so He could love each one of us. Jesus blood removed our sins from His sight.

 

It’s a daily struggle to walk in complete obedience in this sin stained world…no doubt. We should always keep our focus on God, turn from sin and follow the path less traveled. But when we have moments of weakness and fail to live up to God’s standards, don’t for one moment feel unworthy of God’s love. Come to Him with your confessions and just like taking a shower…washing away all those dirt stains and cleansed by the blood of Christ. He loves you and did what was necessary for you to come into His throne of grace. Walk in confidence today child of God, your sins are forgiven! God bless