Forgiven

There's a long train of thought that goes into how I got to this point... but I won't bore you with that.  I just got to thinking about heaven and all the people we'll meet when we get there.  Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, all these amazing saints.  Then I started thinking about all these amazing people in the Bible like Moses and David and it occurred to me that maybe I needed to write to let you  know something.

Did you know that Moses, who floated down the river in a basket to the Pharaoh's daughter, Moses who God spoke to in the burning bush, Moses, who led the people out of Egypt,  Moses, who received the 10 Commandments on Mt. Sinai... did you know he was a murderer? 

Exodus 2:14
The man said, “Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and thought, “What I did must have become known.”

Did you know that David, who fought and won against Goliath, David, who was Johnathan's best friend, David, who was the great Psalmist, David, the king, was an adulterer? 

Psalm 51:1
When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.

I'm not telling you these things today because I want to point out the flaws of these great men.  I'm telling you these things as a reminder that God can use YOU!  He can use anyone for that matter.  These men did some pretty bad things, but they were forgiven and used in amazing ways by God.  And, God can use you, no matter what you've done or where you've been.  I just want you to know that you cannot do anything that is too big for God to forgive! 

The Bible says in Psalm 103:12 As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.  We just have to ask. 

Aren't you thankful for that today?  God is perfect, and He forgives!