Too often, as a Christian, you can get so caught up in what you have done wrong and how you have sinned, you forget that God is a forgiving father. He doesn't look down on you or love you any less. Does he get frustrated or disappointed? Probably. But what father wouldn't? Sometimes you start to distance yourself simply because you think your sin was too great for His forgiveness. You feel as though you can't pray to Him or go crying to Him, because He's upset. But He's a good father. And it's rare that He's sitting above the universe trippin' on what you did last night.
First, we must remember that if we feel as though our sin is too great to be forgiven, we are doubting and discounting how powerful the Resurrection of Jesus is. He died for every one of our sins and doesn't pick and choose who gets grace. Author A.C Dixon's states that:
In Jesus Christ on the Cross there is refuge; there is safety; there is
shelter; and all the power of sin upon our track cannot reach us when we
have taken shelter under the Cross that atones for our sins.
There is so much truth in those few lines. We can find safety in knowing that our sins and wrongdoings have been taken care of by the cross. And with that same cross that bears our sins, is the same cross we can crawl underneath and be cuddled by Christ. Thank you Father for giving us your son so that we may find joy in you even after we have sinned against you.
Secondly, the Lord forgets our sins after we have confessed and prayed for His forgiveness. Praying for forgiveness isn't something we should be ashamed of and afraid to do. (Though, it should be done with a remorseful and genuine heart.) The Lord doesn't want you to just see Him as master, or a God, but as a Father, someone who will continue to accept and love you with open arms, just as the father did in the book of Luke. God tells us in Hebrews that He:
".Will be merciful to [our] iniquities, and He will remember [our] sins no more."
- Hebrews 8:12
From this verse we can understand that the Lord holds no grudges against His children. Thank you Father for not trippin' over the things we have done and extending your grace to us.
We have all sinned and come short of the glory of God, but we should find joy in being able to go to a loving Father and comfortably repent to Him. He's never going to forsake you, only if you run completely into His arms, no sins or strings attached. He's a Father full of love and grace for His children. There will never be a sin to strong that He can't forgive.
