Can I Truly Be Forgiven?

Romans 5: 6,8

When we were unable to help ourselves, at the moment of our need, Christ died for us, although we were living against God….God shows His great love for us in this way: Christ died for us while we were still sinners.

Let me ask you something.  Do you think God loves you?  Honestly now, do you think He really loves you?  Or do you think that he can’t love you after what you’ve done?  I mean, after all the terrible things you’ve done, and may be doing, God can’t possibly still love you, right? 

In this case I think you’ll be happy to know that you’re wrong.  Completely wrong, without a question or doubt about it.  Because unless you make it your life’s purpose to hate on God and do everything you can to tear Him and His followers down, then there’s nothing He can’t forgive.  The thing is, He can always forgive you, no matter what at any point or time.  You could have lived a terrible life full of violence, drugs, and sex, but if you go to God and ask for repentance, He’s going to give it to you.  His love is unconditional. 

Go back and read those verses at the beginning again.

“While we were still sinners.”

I want you to focus on that part.  Because that is the crux of the matter.  That is how you know God will always forgive and His love will never fail. 

The world was in shambles, sin was rampart, the people were blatantly living against God. Yet he sent His son, Jesus, down to them.  When they were neck deep in sin, that’s when God sent His son.  Not when things were going good.  Not when everyone was being faithful.  Not in the beginning when He saw that all was good.  Nope, He sent His lil’ boy down when the world was a mess.  Why?  So He could fix it.  That’s what God does, He fixes us.  There is no select Christian order that you have to be perfect in order to join.  There is no level of goodness you have to reach before God will love you.  There is nothing but His love for you.  Right now and forever.

You may be broken and feel defeated.  You may think that nothing can save you from the rocky bottom you’ve sunk to.  But if you let Him, God can.  Don’t think by that I’m saying it will be easy.  That God will come in and all your problems will be solved.  I’m not saying that at all.  Just the opposite, in fact.  It will be a long, hard road.  There will be obstacles, hardships and trials, but in the end, the reward makes it all seem like nothing.  And God will be there with you every step of the way.  He will never leave your side and He will always be a strong tower for you to find refugee in. 

Trust in Him, and He will lead you.

Dear Lord, thank you.  Thank you for saving me, my soul.  I once was lost, but now I’m found, blind but now I see.  Your grace is beyond amazing, without it I would lost forever.  I ask, for those still wandering, you reach them and show them your great love, and let them see that you want to forgive them, of whatever it may be.  Show them that they need only ask.

Amen.