Reconciliation

There is something absolutely wonderful about the fact that God in Jesus came with the purpose of reconciling us to Him!
Jesus came and endured the cross. Why? To take us BACK!!
He didn't come just to get to know mankind for the first time, but he wanted to renew what we threw away.
We tossed it out, friend, but He picked us up and said "Let's fix things. Let's know each other. I LOVE YOU more than I hate your sin."

Whoooo, that's powerful. Jesus bled and died just to pull me from my mess of muck and grime. MY mess. HIS sacrifice. But he didn't do it just for the sake of doing it. He wanted to know me and you. He wants to talk to us. He wants us to share His Word with the rest of the world.

We messed up, but he did the reconciling. He chose to do our part because He saw that we were stuck in the sin cycle. We

I was thinking of the lyrics to Free Chapel's "Moving Forward." One line goes like this: "You make all things new, I will follow you forward."
Forward, friends. Put off the old man (flesh) and put on the Spirit man and the fruits of the Spirit. WE ARE FREE if we have received His Spirit and been washed in the blood of the spotless lamb. As soon as Satan convinces us that we are stuck in a rut and can't move on, we become stuck in an "imaginary rut" so to speak.
We are only as bound as we choose to believe. If you feel like there has been an attack on your mind lately, and you are wondering how you are going to get out of the place you are at, don't hesitate to get on your knees and pray. Thank the Lord for His grace, repent, and MOVE FORWARD.

I've decided to move forward, and I invite anyone reading this to join me.

P.S. - If you've never met Jesus, I beckon you to pray right where you are that God would lead you to salvation.
Acts 2:38 - "Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost."
John 3:3-5(boldness mine) - "(3)Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
(4)Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
(5)Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God."

Praise God!
-Larry