Blessed are those who are loved by the Lord God, the creator of heaven and earth and all it holds. Blessed are they whose faith is in the Lord. Blessed are the ones who have believed and are saved. Remember that we are come to Jesus because we are called by God. So many are called but refuse, just as in His parable about the wedding feast.
Jeremiah 17: 7Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. 8For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit. 9The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? 10I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
We are all blessed by the grace of God, we only need to accept it. This is done by the one who God sent as our redeemer. That is the Lord Jesus Christ, our savior. The Lord has provide a way for all to be redeemed and blessed. To be protected by His saving grace from eternal separation. To be relieved from our past life. To no more be persecuted by our past and have to live a life of unending remorse.
That life is put away when we accept Jesus as our savior. The old life is dead and nailed to the cross. It is gone and we can be tortured by it no longer. Jesus is our only way to salvation. It is written in the scripture: John 14:6 NIV
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Jesus is the answer to our quest for truth and salvation. He came to offer salvation, not to judge us. As we see in John 8:3 thru 11:
3 Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst,
4 they said to Him, "Teacher, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act.
5 Now Moses, in the law, commanded us that such should be stoned. But what do You say?"
6 This they said, testing Him, that they might have something of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He did not hear.
7 So when they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up and said to them, "He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first."
8 And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.
9 Then those who heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
10 When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, "Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?"
11 She said, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said to her, "Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more."
There was only forgiveness, by the loving grace of God. Jesus taught us how to love, how to live, and how to be saved from the sin debt each of us owes. We can praise God for His infinite mercy and all-encompassing love.
Forgiveness is always close at hand when we need it. The Lord is quick to forgive as we should be. For example, in Mark 11 we read: 25 "And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.
26 But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses."
We must forgive freely as the Lord forgives us freely. No strings attached, only compassion and love. The love we receive from our God is immeasurable. There is no limit to His love. As we can see when we read in scripture, the Lord has love for us even when we are still in sin.
We do not have to be forgiven for His love to be upon us, and if we could return that love, it should be in the form of obedience. His word dictates that we should accept His Son as our way to salvation. We should love each other as we love ourselves. We should follow His commandments and live in obedience to our King. We should be filled with His spirit and receive our salvation through confession of our sins, confession of His Son Jesus as having died for us on the cross, and living Christ like.
That sounds like a lot to try and do, but the truth is simple. If, we can keep the word of God in our minds and hearts, we will act differently and begin to listen more and speak less. We will learn patience for others and not be so quick to anger. The word of God is for our good, as well as a guide book for life.
Our past is not who we are, we have become the children of God and we have an inheritance that cannot be matched. We are allowed to come to the throne of God with anything, and He will listen Imagine, the creator of all the universe inviting each one to His presence.
The grace of God is for all who will accept it. The only thing we need to do is accept Jesus for who He is and be saved. I would ask and pray, that anyone who has not put their faith in Jesus as commanded by God, will do so and be saved. Be released from the sins of the past and have a new life by the great power of God Almighty. It costs nothing but obedience. After all, we will all face the Lord Jesus one day anyway.
As we can see in Philippians 2:
5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,
6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God,
7 but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.
8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.
9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name,
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth,
11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
The Lord God always rewards the righteous.
We who are believers are His children, and have His ear whenever we talk with Him through Christ our Lord. So, talk to your Father about anything, pray to Him often about everything, as He truly does listen.
Bring everything to Him in prayer and in faith. Put all of your faith in Him and be rewarded. AMEN