Know what I mean?
I am very much His – saved by the blood of Jesus Christ – given mercy new and fresh every day – afforded grace beyond what I deserve. I sin every single day. Multiple times! Not proud of this, but also not in denial. And after all of my shortcomings and daily mistakes, my Father still welcomes me. Wants me. Loves me.
Praise the Lord, I’m not who I used to be. And tomorrow? I’ll be not who I was today. Day by day, I long to live a life that is completely glorifying of my Saviour. Sometimes it feels like two steps forward and three back, but I’ve learned as long as I keep Him in focus and ahead of me, I’m progressively being molded into the person He desires.
Yet you, LORD, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand. (Is 64:8 NIV)
Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for special purposes and some for common use? (Rom 9:12 NIV)
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)
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