How Many Do-Overs?
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful
and just to forgive us our sins and to
cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
1 John 1: 9
On a television broadcast of an international
tennis
tournament, a commentator asked his partner, “How
would you rate [name’s] serve on a scale of one to
ten?” The other commentator answered, “8.5. And,
by the way, I don’t believe in a perfect
10.”
That certainly applies to the Christian life. If we
were perfect and never sinned, there would be
no need for the grace of God. All those honest
will admit to seeking forgiveness from God for
a failure that has been confessed before.
At some point, we wonder how much forgiveness
God is willing to give us. How many times is God
willing to pardon our imperfections? How many
second chances do we get? Thankfully, there is
no limit to the grace of God.
“But where sin abounded, grace abounded much
more” (Romans 5:20). When Jonah, one of God’s
prophets, disobeyed God, “word of the Lord came
to Jonah the second time” (Jonah 3:1). Jonah
got a second
chance.
When we confess our sins, God is faithful to
forgive us (1 John 1:9). Our past, present,
and future sins are covered by God’s grace.
"Wonderful grace of Jesus,
greater than all my sin."
Haldor Lillenas