Then a voice within says don’t quit! Don’t get discouraged all you have to do is confess your sins before him because his mercies are new every morning [lamentation 3:22,23]. Don’t listen to heart he is deceiver [Jeremiah 17:9] we may feel discouraged if we listen to our heart . The moment we feel discouraged we start going away from God. we feel distant from god . Discouragement is biggest weapon of our enemy "
I believe God made me remember following words from bible :
Jesus forgives sins: (There sin and lawless acts I will remember no more)
- Jeremiah 31:34 “…….for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”
- Isaiah 43: 25 “I even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.”
- Heb 10:17 “and their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.”
Zechariah:3: 3,4
3 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel. 4 And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.
We may repeat our mistake but:
Proverb 24: 16 For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: …………………..
According to Matthew 18:22 Jesus expects us to forgive our trespassers seventy times seven. Will not then he forgive our sins more times than what he expects us .
Lamentation 3:22,23 (His mercies are new every morning )
22 It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassion fail not.23 THEY ARE NEW EVERY MORNING………… ….
Romans 5:20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, GRACE did much more abound:
All we have to do
Confess:
I john 1:9 “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
Believe he has forgiven:
Romans 3:28(Justified by faith) “Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.”.
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Here is wonderful story from http://www.voiceofpentecost.blogspot.com/
JESUS AT THE WINDOW
There was a little boy visiting his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot to play with out in the woods. He practiced in the woods, but he could never hit the target. Getting discouraged, he headed back home for dinner. As he was walking back, he saw Grandma's pet duck. Just out of impulse, he let the slingshot fly, hit the duck square in the head and killed it. In a panic, he hid the dead duck in the woodpile, only to see his sister watching. Sally had seen it all, but she said nothing. After lunch, Grandma said, "Sally, let's wash the dishes." But Sally said, "Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to help in the kitchen today, didn't you Johnny?" She whispered, "Remember, the duck?" So Johnny did the dishes. Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing, and Grandma said, "I'm sorry, but I need Sally to help me make supper."
But Sally smiled and said, "That's all right because Johnny told me he wanted to help." And she whispered again, "Remember, the duck?" Sally went fishing, and Johnny stayed home. After several days of Johnny doing both his chores and Sally's, he finally couldn't stand it any longer. He came to Grandma and confessed that he killed the duck. She knelt down, gave him a hug, and said, "Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was standing at the window, and I saw the whole thing. But because I love you, I forgave you.
"But, I was just wondering how long you would let Sally make a slave of you.”Whatever is in your past, whatever you have done that the enemy keeps throwing up in your face (lying, cheating, hurting a loved one, whatever!), no matter what it is, you need to know that Jesus Christ was standing at the window, and He saw the whole thing. He wants you to know that He loves you and that you are forgiven. He's just wondering how long you will let the enemy make a slave of you. The wonderful thing about God is that He not only forgives you, but He also forgets your sins as soon as you confess to Him.
Here is another from http://www.voiceofpentecost.blogspot.com/
Once a young christian had sinned against god in a particular area. Immediately afterwards he felt convicted. Not only did he repent and confess, he set his life right in that matter straightaway. However, the devil kept condemning him. After many years of struggling with condemnation, one day he approached an elderly sister in the church who often had visions of Christ. “sister, next time, when you see Jesus, please ask him what sin i committed when i was young.” She agreed. After sometime when Jesus appeared to her, she asked the same question: “lord, what sin did that person commit when he was young?” Immediately the lord replied, “i don’t remember.”
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