Oct 28

Covered Our Sins

“You forgave the iniquity of your people and covered all their sins.”Psalm 85:2

Adam sinned and so all mankind were born in sin and shapen in iniquity. We were covered in filthy rags. We were worth nothing, yet God reached out to us in grace. He took our filthy rags and gave us the robe of Christ’s righteousness to cover us. We are now clothed in royal garb that is pure and white and clean. God wished to forgive us; He wished to bring us back into fellowship with Himself. That is why He sent His only Son to die for us and it was because Christ shed his blood that our sins have been forgiven. All of them: every spot, wrinkle and blemish has been covered by the love of God in Christ Jesus. We are forgiven; not of one sin or a few sins, but of all our sins! Our sins are no more! We are clean and white and beautiful in God’s eyes. What an unbelievable gift grace is! It is hard to imagine a God that would love us so, and yet He truly does. He was not willing to leave us in the miry pit, but instead reached down and pulled us out and placed us on a Rock. He cleansed us with the blood of Christ and gave us glorious garments of righteousness to wear. We, who are so unworthy, have been showered with such great love; a love that human minds cannot truly comprehend.

Thank you, Father, for your intense love for us. Why you forgave us and covered our sins we will never truly understand! But this we know: that you do love us with an everlasting love, and because of that love we are forgiven. Help us to live a life worthy of your grace and forgiveness. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! Amen