Forgiveness in Fear

Psalm 130:3-4

LORD, if you kept a record

                of our sins,

      who, O LORD, could ever survive? 

But You offer forgiveness,

               that we

     might learn to fear you.  (NLT)

     What a profound affect these words of God can have on the life of any hopeless soul who believes they are too bad to be forgiven.  Reverent fear of God and humble repentance always works in making us right with God.  It took many heart wrenching failures and almost complete mental and physical destruction before I believed that God really does forgive our sins, no matter how wrong we think they are.  And His forgiveness is both complete and final—so much so that everyone who experiences it will stand blameless before the Lord our God on Judgment Day.  By accepting God’s forgiveness for my sinful rebellion against Him, it opened the eyes of my heart so I could see and learn the truth about who God is, and what my part was in His amazing eternal Plan for man.  I discovered that to know and fear the living God is to know the One who holds the destiny of every living soul in His hands, and this my friends, is the beginning of all true wisdom.  

     Our sovereign God takes delight in forgiving our sins, because His mercy filled forgiveness saves our lives and gives Him glory.  Our Lord God, Jesus Christ, is the God of forgiveness and it is because of His everlasting mercies and grace that anyone can find forgiveness and healing.  The Almighty God, the Creator of the universe, does not need us for anything; it is we, His created people, who need Him for everything.  Like the many saints before me, I am relying on God, not the world, not other people, not man-made plans or wisdom, and certainly not myself, for I have put my life into the powerful, saving hands of the Living God.   And this decision is available for any and all who will humble themselves before the Living God and accept the forgiveness that is freely given in love.

                A Whisper of Hope

Accept My forgiveness, dear child…for when you do I will show you what it means to “fear” Me, the One who creates and sustains of all things.  Never allow yourself to become so prideful that you slow down or stop your quest for true wisdom.  Nor should you busy yourself in My name in order to gain My forgiveness, for you can do nothing without Me.

Proverbs 9:10

The fear of the LORD

     is the beginning

              of wisdom.

And the knowledge of the

              Holy One

     results in understanding.”  (NLT)

    Great is His mercy toward those who fear Him.

                           (Psalm 103:11)