Tag: forgiveness of sins

03
Feb

Your word is my comfort, Lord! 

Isaiah 12:1“O Lord, I will praise You; though You were angry with me, Your anger is turned away, and You comfort me.” One of the most beautiful feelings we get to experience in life is God’s love. Irrespective of our insecurities, vulnerabilities, or mistakes, God will never judge us or leave us. Under the new […]

17
Dec

Plant that Flag

Acts 5:31 Him God has exalted to His right hand to be Prince and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. Are you fighting to overcome sin? Don’t fight alone. God will help you through this! Remember that giant of a man – Goliath? For 40 days, morning and evening, he ridiculed the Israelites. Until one […]

09
Mar

God’s Fathomless Mercy

Psalm 103:11-12 (NKJV): For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. How would you define being fearful of God? Fear of God is to love and […]

11
Dec

Jesus: Prince and Savior

Acts 5:31 – “Him God has exalted to His right hand to be Prince and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.”  It is interesting when we read what happened from verses 12 through 41 of Acts 5. The Apostles were out there performing many miraculous signs; people were being healed; people began to […]

29
Oct

Our Lord Forgives and Heals

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases – Psalm 103:2–3 Encouraging the soul to bless the Lord is an expression of worship that rises from deep within our hearts. It is not just an emotion but praise that comes out […]

10
Sep

Blessed are Those Who Mourn

Matthew 5:4 NKJV “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” The world says people who ‘mourn’ surely cannot be ‘blessed’. Jesus says those who mourn are blessed. In the Holy Bible, blessed usually means ‘happy‘. In the context of Matthew 5, blessed most likely indicates ‘an enviable state.’ When do we call a person blessed? When they […]

11
Aug

Heaven Bound – Eternal Life!

“Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life. – John 5:24 NIV John records Jesus’ promise that those who hear His word and believe have eternal life. Our eternal destiny hinges on […]

31
May

God’s Forgiveness

Isaiah 43:25 “I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; And I will not remember your sins.” This verse emphasizes a few things here…firstly, only God can forgive our sins. It is not our sacrifices or pilgrimages or traditional elders that can wash our sins, but only the blood of Jesus can. So, anyone who confesses […]

24
Mar

Confess and Be Cleansed

1 John 1:9 (NKJV) – “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”  First John was written to dispel doubts – and build assurance – by presenting a clear picture of Jesus Christ. Around the time John wrote this letter, false teachers had entered the church. They […]

19
Mar

God Protects Us

1 John 5:18 (NKJV) – “We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one does not touch him.” When we are born into this world we are born into a world of sin and we are born in sin. […]