His Love

It is not what you do, or what we have done, it is what He has done that makes all the difference in the world.  No matter what you or I have done, we will never deserve His love or a place in His kingdom.  There are so many out in this world that are trying to do things so that they can feel like they deserve God’s love, but none of us can, it is as simple as that.  God’s Word says we were born in sin and shaped in iniquity.  How can a man or woman that was born in sin, which separated that person from the Lord and made that person an enemy of God, deserve His love or a place in His kingdom?  There are so many that are doing good works and they think because they are pretty good people they have a foot in the door of heaven, but they will never get there by their good works.  Some people donate a lot of money to different charities, which is a good thing and very helpful and very much appreciated I’m sure, but it won’t get you a hearing with the Lord or a place in heaven.  This is the truth; it is not what we have done, it is only what He has done.  It is only by God’s unconditional love and His free gift of grace, or un-merited favor, that we can receive God’s grace and His love!!

Read Ephesians 2:8-9 very slowly and carefully and you will know the truth, “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast.”

Now read Romans 3:21-28, “But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; to declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.”

It is not by keeping the law or doing good works that will ever make us right with God, but it is trusting in Jesus Christ who God sent into the world because of his great love and mercy for all mankind.  So, if we put our trust in Him and repent of our sins, which is only possible through the conviction of the Holy Spirit, and ask Him to forgive us we can be made right with God!!  Another problem people have is that they think there are many ways to get to heaven and to God and that is not the truth, there is only one way and that is through God’s only begotten Son, Jesus Christ.  Please read John 14:6 very slowly and carefully, “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”

You can’t get there by doing good works, like I said, or by trying to be a good person, but only through Jesus Christ.  Think about this; how could a man that was born in sin with a sin nature bring about the salvation of all mankind?  He couldn’t, but a man that had no sin could, and that could have only been done through Jesus Himself.

Please read 2 Corinthians 5:18-21, “And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; to wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”

Now read John 3:16-21, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.”

So if you want to receive God’s love, mercy and grace, repent of your sins, which means to turn away from your sins, and tell the Lord that you are truly sorry, if you really are, and ask Him to forgive you and to be the Lord and Savior of your life.  We have a promise in God’s Word that if we truly repent of our sins and confess them it says this in 1 John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

Yes, we can find forgiveness, praise the Lord!!  This is the most important decision you will ever make in your life.  Enough said, have a super day and may the good Lord bless you and yours!!