I wonder if there are things that you have done for which you still feel guilty. Maybe you feel that what you did was the last straw for God. Perhaps you feel that your offenses are too serious to be forgiven or that you did it one too many times. You may therefore feel that God has turned away from you in displeasure. If you do feel this way, let me ask you a question. How great do you think the worth of Christ’s death was? In Old Testament times when a person brought a sacrifice to the temple the priests would not consider the worthiness of the person but only the worthiness of the sacrifice that he brought. If the sacrifice fulfilled all the requirements of the law, then it would be accepted as a worthy substitute to make atonement for the person. In the same way, your acceptance with God has nothing to do with how worthy you are. Jesus Christ was God in the flesh and his death was sufficient to pay for all the sins of the whole world, sins far greater than yours and more than could ever be numbered. The only question you should ask yourself, if you are concerned about whether God has forgiven you, is this: Is the lamb that God provided worthy? Is Jesus Christ worthy to take away my sin? Consider the song of the saints in heaven: “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain” (Revelation 5:12). The worthiness of the lamb means no condemnation for those who believe in him.
Rest in Christ’s forgiveness.
Read Romans 8:1-4
