Good Morning,

“Therefore as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved,

clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness,

humility, gentleness and patience.

Bear with each other and forgive whatever

grievances you may have against one

another.

Forgive as the Lord forgave you.”

Col. 3:12-13

One cannot watch the news without hearing a reference to the burgeoning national debt.  If I go any further down this thought trail what’s supposed to be a spiritual devotional will become a diatribe.  So let’s quickly make the application.  How do you feel about your eternal debt?  Do you feel debt free?  Do you mentally acknowledge that the ransom has been paid and yet still feel indebted to your Savior?

I think even once I’ve stood before the throne and heard it from Him with my own ears, it will be hard to grasp.  Quite natural to feel that way I think; but here’s what can be unnatural.  Unable to face the magnitude of their sins, some think of themselves as having only been forgiven a little, not because the grace of the King is limited; but because their confession is small and their faith is small.  Face your past, all of it, and trust that God is willing to forgive all.  He’s prepared to take your hand and guide you to a pool of mercy, maybe you need a lake, so be it He has one of those too.  Regardless whether it’s a pool or a lake, His invitation is for you to dive in, bathe.  And when invited some of us plunge in while others just dangle their feet in the water and thus do not leave feeling totally forgiven.

Maybe this is why some are so slow to be forgiving of one another.  If you have not taken the plunge, or if you have forgotten what it felt like when those cleansing, healing waters swept over you, please make your way down to the shore in 2010.  If bashful, look around, strip down to your skivvies  and when no one’s looking jump in.  It will feel so good to bounce back to the surface fresh and clean.  It’ll do wonders for your outlook on your fellow man as well.  The more we immerse ourselves in grace, the more likely we are to give grace.

All In for 2010 (that rhymes)