May 24, 2024

God's Forgiveness Towards You

Forgiveness is incredibly healing and powerful. It is a concept that we can really wrestle with as humans. It can be hard to forgive! And it can be hard to remember that as Christians, we are forgiven even despite moments when we mess up.

To better understand forgiveness, let’s look at the Bible to see how God practices forgiveness towards us and his people:

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” -1 John 1:9

"As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us." - Psalm 103:12

"The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him." - Daniel 9:9

“Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.” -Psalm 32:1

Despite our sin nature, God has chosen to forgive his people. He has even made a way for us to be restored to Him by the death of his son Jesus on the cross so that we can spend eternity with Him!

We can look to God for the perfect example of a loving, forgiving, father. He loves you so much and he forgives you of your sins! It is both powerful when we ask him for forgiveness, and it is so hopeful and encouraging to know that he forgives us and loves us despite when we make mistakes!

If you struggle with forgiveness, I would encourage you to go through your Bible and read about God’s forgiveness on display. Pray that the Lord would open your heart to understand his forgiveness towards you. Our lives will change for the better when we know we have a Father who loves us and forgives us whenever we stumble and fall!