Ephesians 1:3-10 - Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.
Forgiveness of sins. Tell me that those words alone don't completely blow your mind. As it says in John 3:16 - For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. It's amazing to even think about that!
The reason I'm talking about this today is because I was having a problem this past week. That problem was, I knew I had been saved, and I knew I was doing all I could do to live my life for God, and I knew that He has forgiven me for all the things I had done before I accepted Him into my heart. Here's the thing, I couldn't forgive myself! So, today I had a talk with my pastor, and I said to him, "I know God has forgiven me, but how do I forgive me?" He replied by saying something like this, "keep moving forward as you live your life for Him, He forgives you."
After I talked with him, I just thought, "Wow, how lucky am I!" How lucky are we all to have such a loving Father who will forgive us for our sins.
My name is Brittani, and I am a sinner, saved by God's grace.
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