The gospel ultimately and repeatedly comes down to a principle that we can never repeat enough:  Forgiving someone who does not deserve it as a result of total and absolute unconditional LOVE.

 

And for those of us who have received that—-that we would never forget it and continue to walk in that lavished grace for all of our days—-repeatedly and unconditionally giving it to others.

 

If you are like me—you are in constant need of a reminder.

 

And so I remind you today what God is constantly telling me:

 

I Am Not Done With You Yet.

 

Romans 7 24 What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?

Paul is asking the same question that I ask when faced with thr reality of my works in the flesh….and he gets the same answer that I get:  Jesus.

 

Jesus will rescue him and He will rescue me.

 

On his way to Damascus, in pursuit of those who loved Jesus, Paul found Jesus.  And when he found Jesus, he found life itself.

 

So today…..as I face up to my failures as a husband, as a parent, as a man……I can reintroduce myself to the gospel that saved me because Jesus saved me.  I can reintroduce myself to the reality of what Jesus is going to someday tell Satan.  He is going to tell him:  I have got him.  He is mine.  And I paid for his debt IN FULL.  And when I did it….I paid for ALL of it.

 

You see….if Jesus forgives any of our sins—He forgives all of our sins.

 

So as you face the reality of the fact that you are not good enough remember this:

 

The gospel ultimately and repeatedly comes down to a principle that we can never repeat enough:  Forgiving someone who does not deserve it as a result of total and absolute unconditional LOVE.  Jesus bought you at a great price…..and He is not done with you yet.

 

In The Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

 

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Coach J