Tuesday... He has taken care of both sides of the picture.

Tuesday... He has taken care of both sides of the picture. And that is such good news.

1 John 2:1 (NIRV) says, "My dear children, I am writing this to you so that you will not sin. But suppose someone does sin." That tells a lot about who God is. It really does.

We as parents look at our kids and we tell them what we want them to do and we figure that if we tell them then that is all that is needed and we really get upset when they don't do it. We say, "I told you not to do that. You know you're not to do that." But God knows that that isn't enough. Just because He says it doesn't mean we will do it. John writes, "But suppose someone does sin."

John goes on, He says "Then." Here comes the solution that God has put into place for when and if we do sin. Now to go back. We don't have to sin. We don't. We could hear that He doesn't want us to sin. Over and over He tells of the rewards if we don't and the consequences if we do. He doesn't want us to sin. 

For an example, Proverbs 15:6 says, "The houses of those who do what is right hold great wealth. But those who do what is wrong earn only ruin." Here's some more. Verses 8 & 9 says, "The Lord hates the sacrifice of sinful people. But the prayer of honest people please him. The Lord hates how sinners live. But he loves those who run after what is right." Over and over God tells us of the rewards of not sinning and also the consequences if we do sin. And some have done what God wants them to do. But for those who don't He gives them a "then".

"My dear children, I'm writing this to you so that you will not sin, But suppose someone does sin. Then we have a friend who speaks to the Father for us. He is Jesus Christ, the Blameless One. He gave his life to pay for our sins, But he not only paid for our sins. He also paid for the sins of the whole world."

Now 1 John 1:8-9 says, "Suppose we claim we are without sin. Then we are fooling ourselves. The truth is not in us But God is faithful and fair. If we confess our sins, he will forgive our sins. He will forgive every wrong thing we have done. He will make us pure." He has told us what He wants us to do and He has taken care of what we are to do if we haven't done what He wants us to do. Now that is really good news, isn't it? Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning