John 3:16
"For God
so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes
in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.”
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.
Almighty Father, forgive us our sins. Amen +
If you, O Lord, mark iniquities, who can
stand?
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