Forgiveness

We cannot have eternal life and heaven without God’s forgiveness.

“In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins…” Eph 1:7 (NIV)

All kinds of records are broken on a daily basis. Just when you thought a particular feat was impossible, someone attempts it and pulls it off. Years ago, I was watching the television show, “That’s Incredible.” On this particular episode, they featured a young man who proclaimed that he could eat a ten speed bicycle. They showed him at the very beginning of the hour looking over a tray filled with tiny dime-sized pieces of the entire bicycle. You would not believe it, but this young man ate the ten speed bicycle one bite at a time with intervals of drinking Coca-Cola within the hour. Now, “That’s Incredible!”

Of all the amazing accomplishments being done on the earth, there is one that we just can’t pull off. We cannot have eternal life and heaven without God’s forgiveness. It doesn’t matter how hard we try. It doesn’t matter who wonderful we think we are. It doesn’t matter how good we have been today. We just cannot obtain heaven and eternal life without God’s forgiveness. It is impossible.

The fact that God takes the initiative to bring us into a right relationship with Himself is incredible. To think that the Creator of the universe would value us to the degree that He would provide redemption and forgiveness of our sins through the shed blood of His Son, Jesus, is incredible.

What is your greatest need? God’s forgiveness!

Pursuing God,

Stephen Trammell
Pastor of Leadership and Pastoral Care