Luke 24:47 (NLT) …this message would be proclaimed in the authority of his name to all the nations, beginning in Jerusalem: ‘There is forgiveness of sins for all who repent.’ Or MSG a total life-change through the forgiveness of sins. 

Expanding on my post from Monday, I want to celebrate this verse knowing that His forgiveness casts out the sin – heals us from the sin – takes the sin away from us as far as the east is from the west – and those who repent, who turn to the light will experience total-life change because of the light that is allowed to flood their souls as it casts out the darkness. The light shines in the darkness and the darkness can never extinguish it. John 1:5. 

“It is the Divine forgiveness that, originating itself, creates our forgiveness, and therefore can do so much more. It can take up all our wrongs, small and great, with their righteous attendance of griefs and sorrows, and carry them away from between our God and us. Christ is God’s forgiveness.” George MacDonald.

And for those who refuse to repent, this does not diminish His love for you… His creation. Romans 8:39 says ‘Nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.’ 

“God loves where he cannot yet forgive – where forgiveness is in the full sense is as yet simply impossible, because no contact of hearts is possible, because that which lies between has not even begun to yield to the besom of his holy destruction.” -George MacDonald

Lord, I pray that we begin to see that each one of us is of value to you – every single person ever created, and as we bring your Divine forgiveness and light into this world, a glimmer of your infinite light is able to seep into the darkness. I can’t help but want to love your creation – knowing who You are. You truly are a total life-change. Praise God! Life without you was really no life at all. Thank you for never giving up on me… on all of us. Amen.