Today’s message from God Calling – A.J. Russell, reminds us that there is no punishment for our past sins.  When we accept Christ Jesus as our Savior and Lord, all of that is removed-as far as the East is from the West-from us.  They’re gone!

However, their impact and effects on us, our character, attitudes, choices, lives, have not been removed.  They will be gradually wiped clean, and/or smoothed and polished into a beautiful soul.  One that manifests it’s true being -created in the image and likeness of God, Himself-more and more.

Remembering that we go from strength to strength and glory to glory, we can begin to understand the admonition of the Lord.  God brings us up in the admonition of the Lord, just as we are to bring our children up the same way.  When a child errs, we help him/her to correct that error.  We teach our children how to clean up messes, and how to do things correctly.  This isn’t punishment; it’s training.  God does the same with us.  We can only act/react according to what we believe to be true.  When we come to the Lord, we’re operating out of old truths-usually untruths, about ourselves and the world around us.  God patiently works with us, allowing us to come face to face with the consequences of our actions, and face the truth that we need help to change things, or to do them correctly.  When we turn to Him for that help, He’s always ready, willing, and more than able to teach and train us in the correct ways.  King David wrote often about being taught the Lord’s ways, and His paths.  And, remember, King David erred-and even sinned knowingly.  But, King David also repented, went boldly the throne of God, asking forgiveness.  God called King David a man after His own heart.  We can learn and be inspired and encouraged by that.

Love you from Cafe du Mondieu

Copyright by Marina Morrison (aka) Eden Stillwater, August 14, 2019, 10:44 a.m.