As I walked the beach meditating on God's Majesty and the wonders of Creation, I was reminded of how much our Almighty God loves us.
Psalm 139 : "How precious to me are your thoughts , O God. How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them they would outnumber the grains of sand." I know those words well. I found it comforting to learn Psalm 139 by heart a couple of years ago. I know that His thoughts toward us are as countless as the grains of sand on the shore, but as I dig my feet deeper into the sand, the head knowledge becomes heart knowledge and the realization of the depth of God's love for us washes over me.
As I soak in His love I reflect on His forgiveness. To those who truly repent. The precious blood of Jesus washes us clean from all our sins. As I get older, I am finding it easier to forgive others, but I still struggle to forgive myself. I was going to take a pebble and write one of my sins on each then throw it into the sea, to symbolize freedom from each sin. But my sins are too many. I have made many poor choices in my life and have lived out some awful consequences. And how many times a day do I still let God down? But I thank God for the freedom that comes with confessing our sins, to Him and to others. What is in the light can no longer be used by the enemy to influence us. The enemy has taken enough from me and this day I say NO MORE!!!! I lay my sins and failures at the foot of the cross, to be covered by the precious blood of Jesus. He bore them all. He took them all upon Himself, for me too. So that I could live in freedom.
Psalm 116
1 I love the Lord, for he heard my voice;
he heard my cry for mercy.
2 Because he turned his ear to me,
I will call on him as long as I live.
2 Because he turned his ear to me,
I will call on him as long as I live.
3 The cords of death entangled me,
the anguish of the grave came over me;
I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
4 Then I called on the name of the Lord:
“Lord, save me!”
the anguish of the grave came over me;
I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
4 Then I called on the name of the Lord:
“Lord, save me!”
5 The Lord is gracious and righteous;
our God is full of compassion.
6 The Lord protects the unwary;
when I was brought low, he saved me.
our God is full of compassion.
6 The Lord protects the unwary;
when I was brought low, he saved me.
7 Return to your rest, my soul,
for the Lord has been good to you.
for the Lord has been good to you.
8 For you, Lord, have delivered me from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling,
9 that I may walk before the Lord
in the land of the living.
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling,
9 that I may walk before the Lord
in the land of the living.
Precious LORD and Savior, may I live a life that reflects thanks to you for the gift of Salvation, freedom, forgiveness and love.
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