Ezekiel 18:21-22
If the wicked man turns away from all the sins he committed… None of the crimes he committed shall be remembered against him; he shall live because of the virtue he has practiced.
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I was going fast on a turn. I did not notice a somewhat deep crater. The front wheel of my bike fell into it, and, well, you probably know what happened next. I lost control of the bike and I fell down suffering bruises on my knees and legs. I got up, looked at my wounds and stood there for a while, thinking what happened.
Then it hits me – I could just stay there for the rest of the day pondering what happened. Or I can stand-up, ride the bike again, clean my bruises upon reaching the house, and get on with my life.
Throughout our lives, we experienced falling down, not only physically, but spiritually as well. Once we entertain temptations and commits sin, we fall out of the grace of God and come short of His glory. And most of the time, we just let it happen again and again and again, thinking that once we committed sin, it is forever on us, and that God hates us forever.
That is a very wrong thinking.
God is the author of reconciliation and has even taken the initiative to remove the wall of enmity between Himself and mankind. Through His love, Christ became the agent of the reconciliation, having died for all our sins. And finally, man is called to be an ambassador of reconciliation. For through forgiving others can we truly be reconciled with God, for sin that separates is ours that only God could reconcile.
And that bruises may have healed and scarred us for life. But those scars would be a beautiful reminder of the forgiveness we received. That scar will be forever remind us that we have life today and forever because of the forgiveness the Lord has extended to us, again and again and again.
Let us pray +
Almighty Father, forgive us our sins. Amen +
If you, O Lord, mark iniquities, who can stand?
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