Packed
There are times you
read verses in the Bible a little too fast and then you have to read them again
and again. These are some of those verses.
Psalm
65:1-3
“What mighty
praise, O God, belongs to you in Zion. We will fulfill our vows to you,
for you answer our prayers. All of us must come to you. Though we
are overwhelmed by our sins you forgive them all.”
That one phrase
“All of us must come to you.” There’s not a person on planet earth that
doesn’t need God and if you say you don’t, you’re lying to yourself. How
can I say that? Because of the next part of this. “Overwhelmed by
our sins.” See there come times in our lives where God lets us see and
feel the weight and impact of our sins and we get left with choices. 1.
Do we continue on that path of sin? 2. Do we seek God’s forgiveness and
turn away? These verses are somewhat cause and effect too because he
forgives us, and we see our need for him. We do what he asks, and he
deserves our praise for all he has done. It’s like the old hymn At the
Cross says
“Was it for crimes
that I had done
He groaned upon the
tree
Amazing pity!
Grace unknown!
And love beyond
degree!
At the cross, at
the cross
where I first saw
the light
And the burden of
my heart rolled away
It was there by
faith I received my sight
And now I am happy
all the day.”
These next verses
show where we are spiritually if we are a believer or unbeliever we fall in
here somewhere.
Ephesians 2:1-10
“Once you were dead
because of your disobedience and your many sins. You used to live in sin,
just like the rest of the world, obeying the Devil, the commander of the powers
of the unseen world. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who
refuse to obey God. All of us used to live that way, following the passionate
desires and inclinations of our sinful nature. By our very nature we were
subject to God’s anger, just like everyone else.
But God is so rich
in mercy, and he loved us so much that even though we were dead because of our
sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. ( It is only by
grace that you have been saved!). For he raised us from the dead along with
Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms because we are united with
Christ Jesus. So, God can point to us in all future ages as examples of
the incredible wealth of his grace and kindness toward us, as shown in all who
are united with Christ Jesus.
God saved you by
his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a
gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have
done, so no one can boast about it. For we are God’s masterpiece.
He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he
planned for us long ago. “
Salvation is only
found in Christ Jesus, and we can’t earn it. We must turn to him for it
when overwhelmed by our sin.
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