51. Crazy Love

"For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8:38-39

"But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8

The love God has for us is simply outrageous; beyond anything we can comprehend. When God looks at us He sees the righteousness of His Son living in us. Wait what about when i sin? Yes, even when you sin. Christ showed such sacrificial love that before we knew Him and began to act on our affections for Him, He died for us. But what about my future sins? Christ died 2,000 years ago, they are all future sins. Before you were born and were ever given the chance to screw anything up, He died for you. He is not dumb or dull of understanding, He knew exactly what He was doing and who He was dying for. Yes, but at times i still sin... I am sorry to inform you that as long as you are alive and here on earth, you will always sin. You have a body, and in that body is the fallen man, bent away from God and His perfection, our world is bent away. But there is another member, that of Christ, and He reigns on. If we had the ability within ourselves to be sinless than the death of Christ was foolishness. Yet it was not, for He had to die, because we could never be sinless. Yet now, even now while on earth in our sinful broken world we are reconciled unto God. How do i know if i am saved... true saving faith? Do you accept entirely that you are dead in your sins, and you have no ability to reach God on your own merit? Do you accept that Christ bore the punishment for your rebellion and died on your behalf? That now, what you were powerless to do, God has done for you through His Son Jesus? Than that is the faith that saves. Evidence of our faith is in the light of our Lord shinning through us, and Him bearing fruit in our lives, do you see fruit? do others see fruit in you? do you have a desire to obey God and a hatred for the things that are against Him? Do you long to be obedient to the one you love? have you been freed from a habitual continuous pattern of sin in your life? and are you now living toward a continual pattern of righteousness? Then rest in the glory of the Lord, Believe in Him, look to Him and be saved. Only He can save us, accept that and live.

God i thank you for the love you have shown me. i have lived such a life of sin that i could not imagine anyone loving me, but your love is beyond what anyone could imagine. If i had to earn your love than it would no longer be grace. Yet it remains that what i do not deserve, that you still give freely, even when i sin, your love remains. God give me no excuse for my sin, i know what sort of man i am and have been, let me neither justify my wrong doings. But lord i fall before your mercy depending on your forgiveness that only you can give this man, and i thank you, i confess you to that i have sinned and my God i worship you in your forgiveness and mercy, lead me not in to temptation but deliver me from evil, to seek and to serve you my Lord and my Salvation.