[Rom 8:1-5 NLT] 1 "So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. 2 And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death. 3 The law of Moses was unable to save us because of the weakness of our sinful nature. So God did what the law could not do. He sent his own Son in a body like the bodies we sinners have. And in that body God declared an end to sin's control over us by giving his Son as a sacrifice for our sins. 4 He did this so that the just requirement of the law would be fully satisfied for us, who no longer follow our sinful nature but instead follow the Spirit. 5 Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit."
Lord, today at church a dear brother told me of his attempt to do a speech for college regarding abortion. In our conversation, I was encouraged again to write about my story hoping it will be an encouragement for some.
Before I was saved by Your amazing grace in 1975, I had believed the lie that if a pregnancy was not convenient at the time, it was a perfectly legal and moral choice to terminate the pregnancy because the fetus was just a bunch of cells, not a person yet. I actually had two: one before I was married and one after. However; like most things the Devil does, he lies about the consequences, and then haunts you with regret and horror that you could do such a thing, and heaps on shame and incredible guilt that breaks hearts and destroys lives.
Today I told my friend that if I could do anything to help women and men who have fallen prey to that lie, it would be to help them understand that ALL sin is ugly in Your sight, there is not one that is worse than another, and ALL have sinned and come short of the glory of God, there is none righteous not one. HOWEVER: Only because of Your amazing grace one can come to You, confess and repent, and be TOTALLY FORGIVEN!
[Eph 2:8-9 NLT]"God saved you by His grace when you believed. And you can't take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it."
When we come to You, we are forgiven and You refuse to remember our sin ever again.
I also believe with all my heart that the two sweet children I never got the chance to meet, will meet me in Heaven as they have gotten the chance to live with You, Jesus, their whole lives and there will be no condemnation from them in Heaven either!
thank You, Lord!
If you are reading this and have never come to Jesus in true humility and with a contrite heart, acknowledging Him as the perfect spotless Son of the Living God- God incarnate, and asked Him to forgive you for your sins and to cleanse you from ALL unrighteousness (1 John 1:9), I implore you not to delay as the time here on earth is short. Our Savior bore the wages of ALL of man's sins, past, present, and future, that day at Calvary; not because He had to, but because He wanted to out of incredible selfless love for us.
Please, I beg of you, do not live under the yoke of sin's bondage in your life another second. And if you are a true Christ Follower, and are still living with the guilt of past sins because our enemy keeps reminding you of that sin- remind Him of Your blood-bought salvation and that even God refuses to remember your sin any longer. [James 4:7 NIV] "Submit yourselves to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."
