Psalm 103:12
How far has the Lord taken
our sins from us?
Farther than the distance
from east to west!
Scripture taken from the Contemporary English Version © 1991,1992, 1995 by American Bible Society, Used by Permission.
When
I strapped Timothy into his car seat after church today, he said,
“Momma says when we come home, we need to have a good attitude...forever
and ever!” We took the children home after lunch, and Greg and I
laughed that my niece had probably told them to come home with a good
attitude, and Timothy asked her “for how long?”...hence, the “forever
and ever” comment!
I think sometimes, we ask a version of this
same question with regard to the grace, mercy, forgiveness and love of
God...”LORD, how long will you love me? Father, how many times will you
forgive my sins? Is my name really written in the Lamb’s Book of Life
just because I surrendered my heart to Jesus and accepted His gift of
salvation?” And the answer comes back over and again...”as far as east
is to west...that’s how far I’ve taken your sins. This is how much I
love you...this is the depth and breadth of My grace and compassion for
you as one of My children.”
We need to let this soak in a while.
We need to really stop and think about how much God loves us...how much
He gives us...all that has been sacrificed on our behalf, and just how
vast His care for us really is. Honestly, the magnitude and extent of
God’s mercy over us is astounding...incomprehensible...beyond all that
we can ever fully understand – but incredibly unending, all the same.
Now
here’s a question for us to consider...how is OUR attitude in return?
Do we behave in a way that respects these gifts? Do we honor God’s
commitment to us with a reciprocal dedication – or the best that we can
possibly muster? Do we reflect God’s extraordinary grace, mercy and
forgiveness in our daily living...and in how we interact with others? Do
we model a Christian discipleship that reflects a love of Christ for
His church so great that it scatters sins farther than the distance from
east to west? Isn’t it time we did?
Will this be the day that
you develop a “good attitude forever and ever”...one that truly displays
God’s handiwork in your life each and every minute? How far HAS the
Lord taken your sins from you? Is this reflected in your life as a
Christian? Don’t you think it should be?
©2014 Debbie Robus
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