Mercy Over & Over

"But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin." 1 John 1:7

Yesterday I mentioned that Revival started at our church tonight. We just got home from church and it was a wonderful start to our month of Revival on Wednesday nights. The speaker tonight spoke about sin and how we are all capable of sin, we know the consequences of sin, and we know that Jesus can cleanse us of our sin. This verse promises that we can receive forgiveness through the blood of Jesus. But the interesting part about this verse is that God will grant us forgiveness over and over and over because His mercy is so great. (Now, that is not to say that we need to habitually sin just because we can ask for forgiveness and get away with it. Not at all.) The biggest point to get here is that God does not get tired of forgiving us. That is what is so good. God shows us mercy over and over and He loves us the whole time.
I think that our human nature makes this hard to understand because I would struggle with forgiving someone over and over and over. I known that is what God wants me to do, but it would still be something I would have to work on. God doesn't have to work on loving us and forgiving us. If we ask Him, He is more than happy to extend His love and forgiveness to us.

Thursday looks pretty hot! Stay cool!