Finding Forgiveness
Author: Curtis and Tina Norton
May 06, 2019
Finding Forgiveness
“Whoever conceals their sins
does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.” – Proverbs
28:13, NIV
Leslie kept getting a message
that her computer’s hard drive was full. When she showed it to her son, he
explained that she needed to get rid of some computer files. He advised her to
start with old videos she’d downloaded and no longer needed.
As Leslie watched the files
delete, she thought about her life. There were many things she wished she could
delete—the painful divorce she’d walked through, the harsh words she’d spoken
to her daughter that morning, the selfish choices she’d made a few months ago.
That’s when the words of
Proverbs 28:13 came to mind. She realized that forgiveness was God’s way of
allowing for new beginnings.
Because of Jesus’s sacrifice
on the Cross, everything you’ve done wrong is covered in rivers of grace and mercy.
In Isaiah 43:25, God says, “I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions,
for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more.”
God, thank You for Your forgiveness! Thank You for new
mercies each moment. I’ve hurt others and myself by the choices I’ve made. Show
me to repair these relationships and walk in righteousness. I want to honor You
in everything I say and do. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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