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Devotional - 06th Jan 2021

 'To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveness, thou we have rebelled against him' (Daniel 9:9).

It was in heaven that Lucifer (Satan) and his angels rebelled against God and his government, before being cast out of heaven. Our foreparents, Adam and Eve were tempted by the serpent (Satan) to eat of the forbidden fruit God told them not to eat of. Their disobedience led to their fall and the entrance of sin. As a result all descendants of Adam had a sin problem, that only God could fix. So He came down to earth in the person of His Son Jesus, to die for us and restore us to Himself. We see God's people since the fall, been rebellious time and time again. Daniel seeing the rebellion of God's people could have complained, but instead he prayed and confessed on their behalf to God, saying, "To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveness, thou we have sinned against him."
We too have sinned and rebell against God...and God is still merciful and forgiving. He never changes! He will absolutely pardon all who come to Him with a broken and contrite heart, and grants forgiveness of all our trespasses. Isn't God amazing! Even when we rebelled against him, there is mercy with the Lord, and forgiveness with him. From His goodness flows his mercies, and from his mercies, forgiveness. Mercies and forgiveness  belong to the Lord, and are attributes of his nature and he only can grant pardon. When we sin against God we deserve only death, and have forfeited all claims to his favour. However, when we come before God with a humbled spirit, and lowly heart, confessing our sins and iniquities; He who is faithful and just to forgive our sins and cleanse us from our unrighteousness, extend his mercies and the riches of his grace towards us. It is only by his mercies that we are not consumed. We have no other hope left but the mercies of God. Let us refrain from rebelling against God. But if we sin, be thankful that we have an advocate in Jesus Christ our Lord. Let us rest our hope of pardoning on the premise of the mercies of God and that our confession be sincere and specific. Our prayers are leveraged when we come humbly and lowly to our Father, God. Let our prayers of confession be like David's, recognising that all mercies and forgiveness belongs to the Lord, thou we rebel against him.

Ha e a wonderful day 🌹🌹

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