Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. – Romans 5:1
Sin and guilt produce disharmony with God. It is often said that justified means “just as if I have never sinned.” The good news of the cross is that there is no need to be bogged down in guilt.
The debt of sin has been paid. And the apostle John writes the assurance, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness”
(1 John 1:9).
Jesus teaches a lesson on forgiveness with the story of the servant who begged the king for time to repay a large debt. The king had compassion and forgave him. Then the forgiven servant demanded a fellow servant immediately pay him back a small amount of money. When the king found out, he reinstated the debt, demanding payment from the unforgiving servant.
Jesus took care of your sins. It is not your job to pay for your own sins with guilt or to mentally and emotionally beat yourself up. It is your job to receive God’s forgiveness provided on the cross for you and extend it to others. In this way, you will walk in harmony and peace with God and enjoy the quiet, tranquility of a soul resting in His grace.
Have you received God’s forgiveness and dropped the baggage of guilt? Have you extended forgiveness to others who have hurt you?
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