Can God really forgive me for my sins? I use to wonder..... But quite simply, the answer is emphatically "Yes!" Look at Paul. When he was Saul, he did some pretty horrible stuff. Saul hunted down Christians to kill them. Yet, God called him, changed him, forgave him and used him.
And I think of King David. Not only did David sleep with a married woman, when she got pregnant, he had her husband killed. Yet, God was still with David after that.
So then I look at my sins, my past, before Christ. If God could forgive those guys and their sins, He could forgive me and my sins. He can forgive your sins. But you have to ask.
Jesus, forgive my sins. My sins against others and my sins against You. Show me Your way, Lord, so I will turn from sin and be more like You. Amen.
1 Timothy 1:12-17 NLT
12 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength to do His work. He considered me trustworthy and appointed me to serve Him, 13 even though I used to blaspheme the name of Christ. In my insolence, I persecuted His people. But God had mercy on me because I did it in ignorance and unbelief. 14 Oh, how generous and gracious our Lord was! He filled me with the faith and love that come from Christ Jesus.
15 This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of them all. 16 But God had mercy on me so that Christ Jesus could use me as a prime example of His great patience with even the worst sinners. Then others will realize that they, too, can believe in Him and receive eternal life. 17 All honor and glory to God forever and ever! He is the eternal King, the unseen one who never dies; He alone is God. Amen.
Blessings, Cecilia
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