Love Edifies

I tend to think that since I don’t have a charismatic personality and I’m not the life of the party, then I’m not the type of person that others like to be around. It’s not true. Christians, the Spirit of God lives in us. God is love. Love edifies. Love meets the need of the human heart. If we let Jesus love others through us, we will make a positive difference in their lives, no matter what kind of personality we have.

FORGIVEN

Everybody has regrets. I regret all the pain I’ve caused to others. I was unable to let the Lord carry this burden, and I realized that I wasn’t seeing things the way He was. I had confessed, repented, apologized. But I wasn’t owning my forgiveness. This is the Lord’s message to every one of His children: I am the Lamb of God who took away your sin (John 1:29). I have pardoned ALL your iniquities. My blood cleanses you from all sin. I have crowned you with covenant love and tender mercies. As far as the east is from the west, so far have I removed your transgressions from you (Psalm 103: 3, 4, 12, 1 John 1:7). As I let these words sink in, my burden of guilt was lifted. May we never stop believing that we are forgiven.