Forgiven!
Just as sunlight purifies what we cannot, His grace has already made us clean.
Devotional Credit: Immeasurably More by Ray Stedman
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The heart of today’s devotional from Ray Stedman beats with the final and glorious truth of the gospel: we are forgiven—completely, unchangeably, and eternally—in Jesus Christ. Ray Stedman reminds us that every prophet pointed toward this reality, that through Christ alone, we receive the one thing our hearts need most: forgiveness.
Every human being longs to be free from the invisible weight of guilt. Guilt drives restlessness, anxiety, and self-rejection. But Jesus bore our guilt—past, present, and future—so that we could live in the assurance of God’s complete acceptance.
This forgiveness isn’t conditional. It isn’t revoked when we stumble. It isn’t suspended until we “feel” sorry enough. It is finished—secured by the cross, confirmed by the resurrection, and received by faith. If you are in Christ, God has no case against you. He doesn’t keep score. He doesn’t frown in disappointment. He looks at you with delight, clothed in the righteousness of His Son.
The invitation today is to rejoice—not only in a past cleansing, but in a present, continuous reality. You are clean. You are loved. You are His.
✍🏼 Personalized Journal Entry – Voice of the Holy Spirit Through Scripture
I do not hold your sins against you. I carried them—every one—so that you would never have to. I removed them from you as far as the east is from the west. The blood of My Son was not partial; it was perfect. The cross did not delay judgment—it satisfied it.
I see you in Christ. I see no stain, no blemish, no fault. My love is not conditioned by your performance. My acceptance is not fragile. You were chosen before time began and cleansed for all time through His finished work.
So draw near. Do not shrink back when you fail. I knew every failure before you took your first breath, and still I called you Mine. There is no condemnation left for you. Only communion. Only mercy. Only Me.
When guilt whispers lies, let truth speak louder: you are forgiven. You are free. You are safe in My presence. And I will never leave you.
Scriptures referenced: Acts 10:43; Romans 8:1; Psalm 103:12; Hebrews 10:14; 1 John 1:7; Ephesians 1:4–7
🧺 Real-Life Analogy
It’s like setting a white bedsheet out to dry in the sunlight. You might worry about the lingering stain, but the sun keeps shining until every mark disappears. Not because you scrubbed harder, but because the light never stopped working. So it is with grace—steady, unwavering, complete.
🙏🏼 Prayer of Confidence
Father, I thank You that in Christ, there is nothing left to pay, nothing left to prove, and nothing that can separate me from Your love. I stand before You fully accepted, clothed in righteousness not my own. Thank You for removing every trace of sin from my record and placing it on Jesus. I rejoice today that I am forgiven—once and for all. I rest in Your unwavering affection and delight to walk in Your presence without fear or shame.