Forgiveness According to the
Riches of God’s Grace
The greatest peace and joy in
all the world is knowing all my sins have been
forgiven according to the riches of God’s free grace
in Jesus Christ. We are trophies of His grace both
now and throughout eternity.
There is nothing like the free,
full, sovereign, unconditional, eternal grace of God
that deals with all our sins. The apostle sang “the
praise of the glory of God’s grace, which He freely
bestowed on us in the Beloved. In whom we have
redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our
trespasses, according to the riches of His grace”
(Ephesians 1:6-7).
There is no boundary to God’s
omniscience. There is no limit to His understanding,
or of His grace. Just as He has knowledge of all our
sins, so does His infinite grace comprehend all our
sins.
How can a holy and just God
forgive us of all our sins in one all encompassing
declaration of acquittal? It is because the
believing sinner is blood-bought. “Unto Him that
loved us, and washed us from our sins in His own
blood, to Him be glory and dominion for ever and
ever.” The apostle John wrote, “To Him who loves us,
and [once and for all] released us from our sins by
His blood” (Revelation 1:5).
“When God forgives He draws the
mark through every sin which the believer ever has
committed, or ever will commit,” observed C. H.
Spurgeon. “However many, however heinous, your sins
may have been the moment you believe, they are every
one of them blotted out. In the Book of God there is
not a single sin against any man in this place whose
trust is in Christ, not a single one, not even the
shadow of one, not a spot, or the remnant of a sin
remaining; all is gone . . . and when God’s love
covers the big sins it covers the little ones, and
they are all gone at once! When God forgives, He not
only forgives all, but once for all. . . . By one
sacrifice there is a full remission of all sin that
ever was against a believer, or that ever will be
against him . . . not a single sin shall ever stand
against you, nor shall you ever be punished for a
single sin; for every sin is forgiven, fully
forgiven, so that not even part of the punishment
shall be executed against you” (Sermons of C. H.
Spurgeon, vol. Vii, pp. 72-73).
Our redemption is full and
complete through Christ’s blood. The moment the
sinner believes his pardon is at once received. All
of your sins are forgiven and gone forever! All that
God requires is for you to cast yourself, simply on
the blood and righteousness of Jesus Christ. “He
that believes on the Lord Jesus Christ shall be
saved.”
You are saved the moment you
believe. The believer is no more in the sight of God
received as a sinner because Jesus Christ was
punished for him. The believing sinner is accepted
in the beloved because he is wrapped about by the
righteousness of Christ.
How much grace do you consume
each day? How much of God’s grace do you require? An
infinite amount! The LORD God supplies the need of
every saint every day of our lives out of His
unlimited riches of grace, and His well never runs
out. His unbounded grace covers every believer
throughout time and eternity.
Moreover, God has clothed us in
the seamless robes of His righteousness. Jesus
Christ spent His life weaving my robe of
righteousness. Our robe is divine, complete and made
clean by His own blood. God clothes His children in
the most expensive clothes by means of the riches of
His grace.
There is no greater peace than
knowing and enjoying the fact that our sins are
forgiven now. In His grace we enjoy access into the
presence of a holy God. We are invited to come to
Him anytime and on all occasions. We have no fear of
hell because God has atoned for all our sins in the
blood of Jesus. But not only do we enjoy His
presence now, we anticipate the coming of the Lord
Jesus Christ for us any moment.
Selah!
Message by Wil Pounds (c) 2006
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Wil is a graduate of William Carey University, B. A.; New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Th. M.; and Azusa Pacific University, M. A. He has pastored in Panama, Ecuador and the U. S, and served for over 20 years as missionary in Ecuador and Honduras. He had a daily expository Bible teaching ministry head in over 100 countries from 1972-2005. He continues to seek opportunities to be personally involved in world missions. Wil and his wife Ann have three grown daughters. He currently serves as a Baptist pastor and teaches seminary extension courses in Ecuador.
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