Punked Out

Christ died for the ungodly. That little detail often gets over-shaded in the hurry of life. We, as believers, commit countless number of sins throughout the year. We “slip up”, we “cross the line”, and sometimes we flat-out “rebel against God.” We catch ourselves, sometimes quickly and sometimes days later. We say a little prayer of confession sometimes really heart-felt and other times perhaps obligatory appeal to Christ’s willingness to forgive us (1Jn.1:9). --- The truth (as you read God’s Word) is that His mercies are new every day (Ps.103:17). God does not want His children to be defined as sinful, nor does He want us to become enslaved which happens through the guilt of sin. So, God would rather us come to Him in confessional immediate upon sin and get things right before things really get out of hand. --- We, maybe it’s just me, often think of Christ dying for the ungodly particularly associated with our salvation. Indeed, this is true. But, oh how great is His great mercy and grace when the God who knows all things forgives and forgets the sin of His children on a regular basis. ---We could take a lesson from Him on how we treat and forgive others who have “slipped up”, “crossed the line”, and flat-out “punked us out.” You see God’s mercies are new every day, and I appreciate that. I really need that. How about the people around you and I on a regular basis that we might hold grudges against? We just want to be mad a little bit, even if it is a short while; because we feel like we deserve to be mad. What if God dealt with us like that? If we appreciate Christ dying for the ungodly(Rom.5:6); we need to adjust our attitudes to those around us. Yeah, those who bug us!