FORGIVENESS - 1

 ANCHOR OF LIFE DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE

THURSDAY. 13TH JANUARY, 2022

A Devotional Guide of ANCHOR OF LIFE & REDEMPTION MINISTRY, Worldwide.

Author: PASTOR DR. SAMUEL AYORINDE

General Overseer

Topic: FORGIVENESS – Part 1

Memorize: “If You, LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? But there is forgiveness with You, That You may be feared.”  Psalm 130:3-4.

Scripture Reading: Psalm 103:2-3.

EXPOSITION

Forgiveness is a virtue from God through which our relationship is restored back to God. He started it from the Garden of Eden when he covered the nakedness of Adam and Eve with animal skin instead of their weak-soon-dried fig leaves. He made the first sacrifice for our forgiveness. Since the fall of man, all men have become sinful. “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23. David said, “Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me.” Psalm 51:5. But our forgiveness comes from God through our Lord Jesus Christ… It is written, “Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.” Acts 5:31. “In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;” Ephesians 1:7; Colossians 1:14.

At this point, we must know that no sin is too big for God to forgive us, once we confess it. He forgave the adulteress woman, the thief on the cross, demonic possessed Mary Magdalene, etc. At the same time, no sin is too little that He will ignore, if not confessed and repented of. We must acknowledge our sins and confess them to God sincerely and repent from it, then we shall be forgiven. He does not only forgives us, he also takes it far away from us, so it will not be remembered again. It is written, “As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.” Psalm 103:12. Hallelujah for the forgiveness we received by faith in Christ Jesus. Henceforth, walk in the reality of our forgiveness given by our Lord Jesus Christ.

Prayer Point:

Lord, help me to walk in the reality of the victory given to me over sin and flesh in Jesus name.

BIBLE READING IN A YEAR – Genesis 40-42.