Message from Scripture: 10/06/2021

 

Our message from Scripture today comes from 1 Tim. 1:15; “This saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” — and I am the worst of them.”

 

It is a universal truth that we all need forgiveness, we all need encouragement, we all need help to overcome our sins and live as God desires. We all need the grace of God. Even Paul recognized this about himself. Isn’t it wonderful to know, no matter what experiences we have had in life, we are never outside the love of God. If God could love Paul and offer him life in Christ, he loves all of us and offers us all new beginnings. “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come” (2 Cor. 5:17).

 

No matter how difficult life has been, nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord (Rom. 8:39). We are recipients of God’s grace, not because we deserve it, but because of this love (Eph. 2:4, 8). He offers us his strength and support to overcome any problem that would come against us (1 Cor. 10:13). He adds us to his body, the church, where we can encourage and help each other through the challenges of life (1 Pet. 1:22-23). There is nothing we have done, or will face, that God cannot prevail over if we trust him and commit ourselves to him.

 

Don’t let Satan deceive you into thinking your life experiences are insurmountable, that they have left you unworthy of God’s love, and that you have no hope of knowing his love, his peace, and his promise of life. There is healing in Christ, and with that healing you can offer support to those who are in need of a new life through the Savior. You are a child of God, who he desires to experience eternal life with him. May God and His Son be honored by our living anew in Him each day. God bless.

 

Robert