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Saturday, March 14, 2009
Micah 7:14-15, 18-20, Psalm 103, Luke 15:1-3, 11-32
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THE GUILTY PARTY
"Who is there like You, the God Who removes guilt...treading underfoot our
guilt?" —Micah 7:18, 19
At the time of the Exodus, God was merciful and compassionate, "yet not
declaring the guilty guiltless, but punishing children and grandchildren
to the third and fourth generation for their fathers' wickedness!" (Ex
34:7) Guilt clung to people who transgressed against the law of Moses, and
an entire system of sacrificial guilt offerings was put in place to remove
guilt (see Lv 5:14ff; 7:1ff). "Such is the offering for guilt; the penalty
of the guilt must be paid to the Lord" (Lv 5:19).
In the New Covenant, it is still difficult and costly to remove guilt. The
difference is that Jesus has borne the cost and difficulty, instead of us.
"The Lord laid upon Him the guilt of us all" (Is 53:6). The only One Who
is not guilty (see Lk 23:4) died in our place.
Are you guilt-ridden by past sins? You may know that you've been forgiven,
but your feeling of guilt remains. Can you truly believe that Jesus
desires to take away your guilt completely?
If you ask Him, not only does He remove your guilt (Mi 7:18), He tramples
it (Mi 7:19). When He is finished trampling your guilt to pieces, He then
throws it halfway around the world (Ps 103:12), "into the depths of the
sea" (Mi 7:19). God is telling you through His word that your guilt is
gone. Guilt can't cling to you; Jesus has removed it (Mi 7:18). Stop the
guilt-trip and rejoice in your freedom. In Jesus, the guilty party (Lk
15:25ff).
Prayer: Father, Your "mercy endures forever" (Ps 136:1). May I spend my
life leading people to You, for You are Mercy and Love.
Promise: "For as the heavens are high above the earth, so surpassing is
His kindness toward those who fear Him. As far as the east is from the
west, so far has He put our transgressions from us." —Ps 103:11-12
Praise: When tempted to feel guilty about past confessed sins, Linda reads
the psalms for strength.
(This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.)
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