Romans 3:23-24 (NKJV) 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus…
We all want to please God. Or at least we should.
And sometimes, despite wanting to please Him, we make mistakes; bad choices.
Sometimes we do this on the spur of the moment. We don’t plan it ahead. It just happens.
Other times, we might make a choice knowing in advance that it’s not the right choice. We know that if we make this choice and follow through with it, God will be disappointed. But we go ahead and do it anyway.
And once we’ve done it, we feel terrible. Sometimes the regret sets in right away. Other times it might take a few hours, a few days, or even a few weeks. But we eventually feel remorseful about it and we repent before God.
But even if we repent, we can still be ridden with guilt over it. And sometimes we might even wonder if God will forgive us since we did this thing knowing in advance that it was wrong.
We want to reassure you that God offers His forgiveness for all of us, even when we knowingly do stupid stuff. It’s all part of His mercy and grace. No, He doesn’t like when we sin knowingly. But He still has compassion on us and forgives us if we sincerely repent and ask Him to forgive us.
Remember… That verse up at the top of the page says that “all” have sinned. So He doesn’t expect us to be perfect. He just wants us to have a sincere heart and grow in our love for Him, so that we will learn and understand what it takes to please Him.
And just as the father ran to the prodigal son, and welcomed him home, so God will also be waiting for us with open arms, ready to embrace us and forgive us.
Luke 15:20 (NKJV) 20 “And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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