Eternal God - Eternal Forgiveness

Oct. 29, 2018 Monday Message:

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.” Rev. 1:8 NIV

Knowing that God is eternal is essential to our salvation. God is omnipotent (all-powerful), omnipresent (everywhere), and omniscient (all-knowing). Since God is not restricted by mankind’s linear time and space boundaries, we can deduce that our rescue has been on God’s radar for quite some time.

Because of what Jesus did, we have been forgiven; redeemed. And from God’s eternal perspective, that work is finished. The matter is settled. We have been adopted into the Holy Family, and our God, who is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow, is not about to change his mind.

Of course as humans living in the world, we’re prone to sin and shortcomings. We find ourselves doing things we swore we’d never do again. You’re in good company – Paul experienced the same difficulties, and wrote about it, asking why he did the things he did not want to do, while not doing the things he intended to do.

But there’s Good News! God didn’t throw Paul away, and he won’t throw us away either. The fact that we might sin after becoming a Christian is no surprise to Him. God never says, “Wow! I didn’t see that coming!”

When God redeems you, it’s forever, because our God is an eternal God. “For by one sacrifice he (Jesus) has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.” Heb. 10:14

Norton Lawellin

Jesus in the City Fellowship meets next Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, 3249 30^th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406, 10:30 AM. Pastor Michael Pilla opens up Habakkuk!