Quote Contemplations
“Your mistakes are nothing more than a page in the book, but it isn’t the end.” – RL Keller
If you’re a human being you will make mistakes. Hopefully you will not be prone to making mistakes, but you will have lapses of reason and make ill-advised decisions that may not end particularly well. Your mistakes do NOT define you as a person, at least not in God’s eyes. I tend to believe that we humans think a whole lot less of ourselves than our creator does. While there are some egocentric folks out there, I doubt they make of the majority of the world’s population.
“Newer research suggests humans may be less egocentric than previously thought, often showing high sensitivity to the beliefs of others rather than defaulting to self-centered assumptions.” [1]
Almighty God doesn’t keep a record of wrongs. How do we arrive at that conclusion? 1 John 4:8 tells us straight out, “Whoever doesn’t know love doesn’t know God, because God is love.” So then if we then go to 1 Corinthians 13:5 we find that Paul is speaking of love and says, “(Love) does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.” Therefore, if God is love and love keeps no record of wrongs, than God keeps no record of wrongs. It’s called deductive reasoning, or an “if-then” clause.
God’s grace is his undeserved favor bestowed upon his children; those who have received his Son and his subsequent forgiveness, sanctification, and undeserved favor (grace). My left forearm has a saying tattooed on it, “Because of God’s grace I am no longer defined by past mistakes.” I wear that proudly because I know I’m not perfect and never will be, but since I accepted God’s terms for forgiveness he doesn’t hold any of my mistakes against me. That’s an eternal promise. God writes the end of our story. Until next time, walk with the King & be a blessing.
In His Name & for His Glory,
RL Keller
Bread of Life Ministries
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