Robes of White

Everywhere I looked this morning there was white. White streets, walkways, and driveways. Trees glistening under their clouds of snow and houses topped off with a dollop of the falling flakes. White, white, white, white, white. There was a theme and God spoke to me in the midst of it. "Jann, this is how I see you".

For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more Hebrews 8:12
Humbled, gratefully whispering thank you. It became apparent that there was more. 
"Who will you choose to see in white?", I heard deep within my soul.  The question pierced and twisted until I understood the importance of it.  

How could I accept His gift of not remembering my sins and then look upon others with judgement? 

I wanted to protest, to list their sins before Him, to plead my righteous anger against them, but in a moment there was no defense, no argument only an acceptance of His request.  "I will see them in white because you do Lord." 

Let's be honest, people can irritate us, let us down and hurt us. They are sinners that are in need of His robe of forgiveness.  It can be difficult every day to see others as Jesus does, covered in white. Nevertheless, because we have been offered God's gift of grace, we must offer this grace to others. 

Who will you choose to see in white today?

Beyond Sin

To move beyond Sin we must first look at ourselves 

1. All of us have sinned! There is no one righteous! No not one! Romans 3

Scripture is clear that because of our sin, missing the mark that God set for us, by not following His commands, not loving the way we should, that we have sinned. I am a sinner and so are you!

2. The punishment for sin is separation from God! He is holy and cannot be around sin. 

3. That is why He sent Jesus! To become the bridge- the connector, the protector, the cleaner- Because of Him we have forgiveness of sins. 

Praise God that He has wiped the slate clean! 

If you are a Christian He has told us that: 

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. I John 1:9 

Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Isaiah 1:18 

For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.  Hebrews 8:12 

In Him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace. Ephesians 1:17 

Because of Jesus there is forgiveness!

This is the good news! 

We are forgiven! 

We don’t deserve it! 

But we are forgiven! 

Father, thank you for your unbelievable gift of forgiveness! 

Your grace is amazing. 

Next in the series; Jesus wipes the slate clean