“For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—”
Ephesians 1:4-5 NIV
Mankind finds it incredibly hard to forgive. Oh how we love to hold on to our anger, our sense of justification. You see, you don’t know what so and so has done to me! Because of our sense of self righteousness, our behavior, we cannot believe that someone could truly forgive us, let alone love us deeply in spite of our transgressions.
This is where the God of all steps in. Perfect love mixed with all power and all presence, desires to be in relationship with us all. No matter our past, no matter our sin, he chose us to be his children, blameless through Jesus Christ who has saved us. God knew way back when that everyone of us would need saving, so he provided us a savior to do just that, his Son!
God forgives his children when they ask for forgiveness. He does do not hold on to our sin, hold on to our failures. No, he forgives them, never to be remembered again. The Word says He takes our sin from us as far as the East is from the West. We are his, adopted into his family by the blood of Jesus Christ. As such, if we are forgiven we should forgive others. Never doubt that God loves you and will forgive you. Live life eternal as he wants us to, free to worship and praise him in all things.
In Christ
RJ