In Touch Devotional Friday 28th February 2025 || A Symbol of Forgiveness
DR CHARLES STANLEY’S IN TOUCH DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Welcome to In Touch Devotional Message for today. May you encounter God through the reading and study of His Word in Jesus’ Name, Amen!
Topic: A Symbol of Forgiveness
Because Jesus bears our sin for us, we don’t have to live with the weight of it.
Scripture:M atthew 20:27-28
Have you ever wondered why the God of the universe chose to save us by having His only Son die on the cross? You might think, Surely God could do anything, right? So why didn’t He choose another way? Yes, He can do anything, but He will not violate His own character.
God is holy. Everyone has disobeyed His law (Romans 3:23) and fellowship with Him has been broken. And from the beginning of time, He has required a penalty for sin. (See Genesis 2:17; Ezekiel 18:4; Romans 6:23.)
However, because of our heavenly Father’s great love for us, He allowed a substitutionary payment to be made for our sin. In Old Testament times, people would sacrifice animals to atone for wrongdoing. However, this provision was only a temporary solution. Jesus’ death was the final and permanent sacrifice for sin.
And then Jesus did something that we couldn’t. Three days after dying, He rose from the grave. Jesus conquered death! We now have direct access to the heavenly Father through Christ’s death on the cross. Once we accept this free gift of full forgiveness, God removes our sins as far as the east is from the west (Psalm 103:12).
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