Forgiveness

Good Evening, or whatever is the best greeting to you, in your part of the world!

Eventhough it is very cold, was able to appreciate a beaufiful sunset a bittid earlier! The colours in the sky were awesome! Another one of His wonderful Blessings!

We found one of my old sweaters and made a jacket of sorts for Shadow, the 19 month 'mini horse,' who we have been looking after. He was very good with the fitting; and he appears to be very appreciative. Methinks animals know when you genuinely care about them. I have shared a few tidbits about Shadow in some earlier posts.

A very dear friend of ours, sent us the following message, from the Andrew Wommack Ministries. A thank you to him and here it is! Hope you find it enlightening!

"ACCEPT THE GIFT OF FORGIVENESS

Luke 23:34 "Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots."
LUKE 23:34

Forgiveness of sins is one of the great themes of the Bible. There is so much that scripture says about it that it would take volumes of books to adequately deal with the subject. It will suffice to say that the blood of Jesus is what provided us with forgiveness of sins. That sacrifice was so great that it outweighed all our sins. It covered all the sins of the world-past, present, and future.

Most Christians have the concept that the sins they committed before they professed faith in Christ are forgiven at salvation, but any sins that are committed after that time are not forgiven until they repent and ask for forgiveness. This is not the case.

All our sins: past, present, and future were forgiven through the one offering of Jesus. If God can't forgive future sins, then none of us can be saved because Jesus only died once, nearly 2,000 years ago, before we had committed any sins. All our sins have been forgiven.

The forgiveness of our sins is not the ultimate goal of our salvation. It is just a necessary step. The real goal of salvation is relationship with the Father and sin is a barrier to that relationship. So, it had to be dealt with, and it was, through the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. But those who stop with the forgiveness of sins and don't go on into eternal life are missing the heart of salvation. Our sins have been forgiven so that we may enter into intimacy with the Lord.

It is through the riches of God's grace that we have received forgiveness for our sins. There is nothing we can do to obtain forgiveness except humble ourselves and receive forgiveness as a gift through faith in Christ.

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Tidbit - Be a light of love, empathy, and compassion to all those around you. Even if you have the odd 'bad hair day', rise above it, with the Grace of Christ.

Bittid - You never know where your gentle smile, or a word of encouragement, and / or a random act of kindness may take you. Meaning, that you may be a Blessing to someone who may be in need.

This is a special time of year, to celebrate the Birth of Christ, and to be grateful for our Blessings, that He Provides us. Also, to have understanding and help those who are less fortunate.

The above photo is of Shadow (taken at the end of October); and he thinks he is a tidbit person! LOL! (our patio chair is now practically too small for him!). We enjoy the daily bittids we experience with him. Shadow is a Blessing; and he radiates a joyful enthusiasm to all he meets!

Peace and God Bless.