What sin won't Jesus forgive?

"Come now, let us reason together," says the LORD. "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool." Isaiah 1:18

The Ultimate Stain-Remover Have you ever gotten a stain on your shirt that you thought would never come out? I’ll never be able to wear this again, you think. But then you use a stain remover, and it miraculously comes out. That is a small picture of the power of Jesus’ blood to cover your sins. Ephesians 1:7 says, “He is so rich in kindness and grace that He purchased our freedom with the blood of His Son and forgave our sins.” No matter what you have done, your life is not ruined if you let Jesus forgive you entirely.

Because that’s what He wants to do. The problem is many people do not believe this deep down. Maybe you think that there are things you have done that are just too bad for God to forgive. You come to God with a sin-stain on your shirt and say, “There’s just no way You can get this out.” But Jesus takes one look at that stain and it as if He says, “You have no idea how powerful My blood is.” He told us His guarantee in 1 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.” Notice the words faithful and all. Faithful means He will forgive you every time you ask, and all means He will make you completely clean.

A Worst-Case Scenario Have you ever seen how on TV, stain-remover commercials show the worst-case scenarios? Paul was a worst-case scenario for God’s forgiveness. He went around helping to kill Christians—God’s own children. But God not only forgave Paul completely, He gave him one of the greatest callings on earth: telling the Gentiles about Jesus and launching the Christian Church. If you wonder if God can forgive you and still use you for His glory, Paul is proof. Paul later wrote of God’s incredible love and forgiveness, “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8).

What stain do you have that you think Jesus can’t cover? Take it to Him today and ask Him to forgive you. He shed His blood so that He can cover your sin and make you completely clean.

So, this week, let us pray and

• Confess our sins to God and ask Him to forgive those sins in the name and power of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
• Ask God to touch one person in our lives -- and give us boldness to tell them of the forgiveness they can receive in Jesus Christ!
• Ask God to protect our staff at Global Media Outreach and help us reach even more people for Jesus Christ

THANK YOU so much for your prayers for our ministry.

May God bless you.