He Looks Beyond Your Faults
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have everlasting life
(John 3:16).
There're people who have stopped going to
church, because they did something wrong
and thought God was mad at them and couldn’t forgive
them. I wish they knew the kind of God He is! He is
love. He could never turn His back on you. He loves
you so much that rather than punish you for your sins,
He punished His Son, Jesus. That’s what we read in
our opening verse.
God may hate sin, but He loves the sinner. He
distinguishes the sinner from his actions and loves him
nonetheless. That’s the reason He could look beyond
man’s faults and frailties and pay the ultimate price—the
death of His Son—to save the world. The Bible says
God was in Christ, reconciling the world—the world
of sinners unto Himself—not imputing their trespasses
unto them (2 Corinthians 5:19). He doesn’t hold your
sins against you.
Jesus already bore the punishment and
consequences for all your sins. He was judged for your
sake: “But he was wounded for our transgressions,
he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement
of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we
are healed” (Isaiah 53:5). This is part of the excitement
and joy we celebrate as christians; we’re so grateful to
God for all He’s provided for us in Christ Jesus. He’s
so wonderful! Where would we have been without
Him? What would our lives have been like?
Think about a God who isn’t just loving, but is
also all love! Even when we inadvertently do or say the
wrong things, in His love, He made provision for our
automatic cleansing. In 1 John 1:7, He says, “If we walk
in the light as he is in the light, we have fellowship
one with another and the blood of Jesus Christ his
son cleanseth us from all sin.” He gave no conditions
for the cleansing; so you never have to worry about
unknown sins in your life.
Then the ninth verse says, “If we confess our sins,
he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to
cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” Thus, having
been born again, if you do something wrong, and
confess it to the Father, He’s loving enough, and can
be trusted, to cleanse you, not only from that sin, but
from all unrighteousness. How wonderful this is!
Prayer
Dear Father, help me to see people the way you see them.
Rather than see their flaws and faults, help me see the good
in them—that beautiful part of them! Help me always to rise
above offences as I cover others with the umbrella of your love
flowing from the castle of my heart, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further study:
2 Corinthians 5:19-21; Jeremiah 31:3; Romans 5:8-10
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Leviticus 26-27
Mark 7:1-23
2-YEAR BIBLEREADING PLAN
Acts 21:18-26
Psalm 40-41