The other day I was lamenting the sinful parts of me. The things I wrestle with so severely. I desperately desire to live a holy life and to obey God in everything, yet there are certain things that I consistently wrestle with, and I hate it. It makes me feel like such a disappointment to Him.
As I prayed and talked with God about it and repented, yet again, I felt moved in my spirit. I asked, “God, if You were judging me what would it look like?”
I’ve often imagined the great judgment day and, in my mind, silly though it may sound, I imagine a giant screen in front of everyone. Like the ones you see at the drive-in movies. Immediately, when I asked God about my judgment that’s what I saw. Two giant screens. I expected to see a roll-out of my shameful highlights, but instead what I saw was the screen was completely stark white.
He spoke, “This is what it would look like.”
Then it soaked into my heart, because of Jesus that’s the judgement I receive. Suddenly I saw a waterfall of Jesus’ blood over me and when it had washed over, I was suddenly stark white. Though my sin was scarlet, He has made me white as snow.
Friends, we often too easily forget that Jesus’ salvation in our lives is the most complete thing we’ll ever know. It’s easy to get caught up in our struggles and decide we are lost all over again, but that’s simply not true. Once found, we are found forever. We are covered from past, present, and future sins.
Not as a license to go and sin, but as a message to our hearts that we are loved that much. The fruit of that love in our lives is the desire to pursue obedience.
We will never be perfect, yet we act as though we can.
Jesus alone is perfect. His perfection created salvation…not ours…remember?
We pursue righteousness and continually land in the provisional grace of the day. We wake again and receive another portion of it to navigate another day. His grace is sufficient.
Never forget the simplicity of the cross. It cost Him everything and gave us everything.
Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever. So, if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. John 8:34-36
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 2 Corinthians 12:9
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