Sinless!

April 8, 2024 Monday Message:

Colossians 1:22 NLT: “Now God has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault.”

Through Jesus, God is doing for us what we could not accomplish by ourselves. Remember that God’s desire is that all would repent and return to him, both here and in the hereafter, and Jesus makes it all possible.

When we die and then seek entrance to heaven, we may be questioned. What kind of life did you live? Were you generous and kind? Did you remember the widows and orphans? Those questioning you may ask where you lived. On planet Earth amongst the sinners. But when they check the book of life – surprise – your name will be right there! And the column marked “sin” will be vacant, filled with white space, as if you had never sinned. You won’t see any erasure marks, and no scratch-outs – just blank white space. Jesus will have arranged that for you because of your faith in him! And that’s a fulfillment of the Father’s plan for believers – for eternity!

As humans, it’s difficult for us to understand eternity. It’s forever! It’s like you look in the mirror every morning, but you don’t seem to age – for centuries, for millenniums! Or pretend your refrigerator is filled with food, and you eat three meals every day for a week, but when you check your refrigerator is still full! It will sustain you forever because God is in charge!

We need to praise God for all the good things he is giving us, but it can never be enough. Just do your best!

Norton Lawellin

Jesus In the City Fellowship