Forgiven By Jesus
Amen I tell you: Everything will be forgiven people, their sins and whatever blasphemies they may speak. (Mark 3:28)
Forgiveness: It’s the central message of God’s Word. As we saw on Monday, it doesn’t take very long for God to promise the source of forgiveness after Adam and Eve sinned. Throughout the Old Testament, God was constantly calling his people to repent and be forgiven. John proclaimed a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And Jesus taught the crowds about forgiveness.
Early in Jesus’ ministry, the teachers of the law confronted him about the source of his miracles. They were convinced that his miracles came from Satan. But Jesus assured them that his power did not come from Satan. But they refused to believe it. Jesus warned them that they were guilty of committing a sin for which there was no forgiveness: blaspheming the Holy Spirit. They were hardening their hearts to God’s Word and deliberately and defiantly speaking against the Holy Spirit, who creates faith. While he warned those teachers of the law, he also assured the crowd that their sins would be forgiven.
Through Jesus’ perfect life and innocent death, our sins are forgiven. They have been taken away and remembered no more. It is through that forgiveness that was won for us that we enter heaven. Because we have forgiveness, we will one day stand in God’s presence and praise him for all of eternity. Amen.
The song for today is “We Are Forgiven” By Elevation Worship