HIS TENDER AND FORGIVING LOVE

“When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers?  hath no man condemned thee?  She said, no man, Lord.  And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.”

John 8:10,11 KJV

We have a tender forgiving Saviour Who loves us so much He shed His own blood for our sins.  When we do something wrong and repent and ask God to forgive us, Jesus says the same thing to us that He said to the woman “Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.”  Jesus loves us unconditionally.

Jesus not only doesn’t condemn us, He also doesn’t remember our sins or hold them against us.  “I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins” (Isaiah 43:25).  Does this mean that He has a poor memory?  Of course not, He chooses to forget our sins.

O that you and I would follow the example that He has set for us by choosing to forgive and forget when people hurt us.  We must always remember that none of us are perfect.  Don’t look to your pastor or Sunday school teacher and for sure don’t look to me because we are not perfect, only Jesus is perfect.

Rev. Arthur Luther wrote one of my favorite hymns “Jesus Never Fails”.  The words in this hymn describe my precious Saviour because it is true that Jesus never fails.  He has never failed us one time and He will never fail us.  If we will allow Him to lead us and stay in His presence, we won’t have as many problems.   

Joanne Lowe

January 14, 2016