whom, not having known, you love. In him, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy...
Christian Genesis "Forgiveness" Devotionals
Biblical forgiveness is based on the righteousness, judgment, and mercy of God. Forgiveness comes from God when we repent from or sins. In repentance, we turn from our sin and choose to live by the word and will of God. When we turn from sin in the service of the Lord, we find forgiveness. As we read in 1 John 1:9, ‘If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. WEB”
Forgiveness of those who offend us requires submission to God as the final judge and authority over others. Romans 12:19 states, “Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, ‘Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.’ WEB”
John the Baptist led sinners to find forgiveness when he encouraged repentance. Matthew 3:2 records John’s words saying, “Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand! WEB” Likewise, Jesus said in Mark 1:15, “The time is fulfilled, and God’s Kingdom is at hand! Repent, and believe in the Good News. WEB” The Good News is that Jesus paid the price for our sins. Those who believe in Christ find God’s forgiveness subsequent to repentance.
Scripture teaches that every man and woman requires God’s forgiveness to enter into his presence. We read in Romans 3:23, “all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God. WEB” In addition, Paul wrote in Romans 6:23, “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. KJV” Mercifully, God grants forgiveness to the repentant. The Lord does so by his grace through the sacrifice made by Christ on the cross.
His Love Endures Forever
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. Psalm 118:1 NIV This is another of the psalms of...
Jesus Is the Christ
but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have...
Always Be Ready
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts. Always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason...
Rich in Mercy
We also all once lived among them in the lusts of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were...
Born Under the Law
But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law, Galatians 4:4 WEB...
With Everlasting Kindness
“In a surge of anger, I hid my face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on...
Whoever Denies Me
But whoever denies me before men, I will also deny him before my Father who is in heaven. Matthew 10:33 WEB When we...
Crucified With Christ
I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. That life which I now live...
Eternal Comfort
Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through...
Victory Through Our Lord
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our...
According to the Spirit
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don’t walk according to the flesh, but...
Everlasting Love
The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with...
A Clean Heart
Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me. Psalm 51:10 WEB Only Jesus Christ lived a life of...
Repentance
When Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick. I...
When I Awake
As for me, I shall see your face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with seeing your form. Psalm...
Rise From the Dead
He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the...
The Lamb of God
The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!...
The Righteousness of God
For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. 2...
By His Grace
for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God; being justified freely by his grace through the redemption...
The Joy of Your Salvation
Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit. Psalm 51:12 WEB King David wrote Psalm 51...
Call His Name Jesus
And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins....
The Grace of God
But by the grace of God I am what I am. His grace which was given to me was not futile, but I worked more than all of...
Be Thankful
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body, and be thankful. Colossians...
The Favor of the Lord
In his distress he sought the favor of the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his ancestors....
The Beginning and the End
He said to me, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give freely to him who is thirsty from...
Turn Again to the Lord
Let us search and try our ways and turn again to the Lord. Lamentations 3:40 KJV Scholars traditionally attribute the...
He Who Began a Good Work
being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus...
Citizenship in Heaven
For our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, Philippians 3:20 WEB In...
We Are Dust
For he knows how we are made. He remembers that we are dust. Psalm 103:14 WEB We read in Genesis that God made Adam...
Cleanse Your Conscience
For if the blood of goats and bulls, and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled, sanctify to the...
As Filthy Rags
But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and...
He Delights in Loving Kindness
Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage? He...
Predestined for Adoption
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the...
He Is a New Creature
Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become...
He Is Faithful and Righteous
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all...