Forgiveness

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I wanted to share this touching story entitled "Innocence" that I read today from the blog by Beth Moore's daughter Amanda on the subject of forgiveness. I find myself frequently needing to ask for forgiveness and I am so glad that I serve a God who is rich in mercy and grace and ready to forgive when I ask Him. God is still teaching me much about this subject. Not only the fact that I am in need of forgiveness but need to practice forgiving others.

Psalm 51

Generous in love - God, give grace! Huge in mercy - wipe out my bad record. Scrub away my guilt, soak out my sins in your laundry. I know how bad I've been; my sins are staring me down.
You're the One I've violated, and you've seen it all, seen the full extent of my evil. You have all the facts before you; whatever you decide about me is fair.

My life without Christ

I see now more than ever what my life would be like without Christ. I was saved at a young age. It was on a Thursday, June 9th, the summer before I turned nine. It was during Vacation Bible School and our Pastor brought an object lesson where he took a clean clear glass of water and put a drop in it and the water turned black to illustrate sin and the effect it has on our lives. Then he put in another drop of something and turned the water red to represent the blood that Jesus shed to cleanse us from sin.