BOTH FAITHFUL AND JUST

 

Sunday, October 27, 2024

 

BOTH FAITHFUL AND JUST

 

1 John 1:1

9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

 

          This precious thought was my last thought before I went to sleep last night and my first thought this morning. In my occasional sin, He is faithful and in my prolonged seasons of sin, He is also faithful and just.

 

          The word, faithful, is from the Greek pistos which means trustworthy. It means that God is a promise keeper and is not deterred by frustration or anger with me. What He said He would do, He will do. It is a part of His very nature.

 

          The word, just, is dikaios, which means not only equitable but right regarding His decisions. While God’s holiness required the punishment for my sin, His mercy required my release because Jesus paid the last full measure of my punishment on the cross!

 

Heb 4:16

16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

 

Thank you, Lord, for your mercy and grace. AMEN