An Executive Decision
While sitting in church last Sunday listening to a sermon about Jesus' death and His resurrection, I thought about something He said just before He died. He told the Father to "forgive them for they know not what they do," (Luke 23:34, KJV) and then I thought about the president.
Sometime in November, maybe hours before he releases the reigns of the presidency to the 44th commander in chief, President Bush will have an opportunity to pardon people for crimes they have committed. As of 2007, he has signed over 100 orders!
It occurred to me that these people are at the mercy of the president because he is the only person who can grant them their freedom. It’s a right afforded to him by the U.S. Constitution.
If you think about it, many of us are the result of an executive decision. We have done so many awful things in the past; things worthy of incarceration or worse, but Jesus told the Father to forgive us and then signed an executive order with His own blood.
If you’re anything like I was before I received Jesus, it is probably hard for you to accept the freedom He offers because you feel guilty for the things you have done in the past. But you must realize that a pardon is not a pardon unless you accept it.
Are you an unbeliever or a Christian trapped in a life of habitual sin?
If so, don’t waste time. Repent. Ask God to forgive you, and say yes to the freedom He offers through His Son.
Valerie Lowe is editor of spiritledwoman.com .
Sometime in November, maybe hours before he releases the reigns of the presidency to the 44th commander in chief, President Bush will have an opportunity to pardon people for crimes they have committed. As of 2007, he has signed over 100 orders!
It occurred to me that these people are at the mercy of the president because he is the only person who can grant them their freedom. It’s a right afforded to him by the U.S. Constitution.
If you think about it, many of us are the result of an executive decision. We have done so many awful things in the past; things worthy of incarceration or worse, but Jesus told the Father to forgive us and then signed an executive order with His own blood.
If you’re anything like I was before I received Jesus, it is probably hard for you to accept the freedom He offers because you feel guilty for the things you have done in the past. But you must realize that a pardon is not a pardon unless you accept it.
Are you an unbeliever or a Christian trapped in a life of habitual sin?
If so, don’t waste time. Repent. Ask God to forgive you, and say yes to the freedom He offers through His Son.
Valerie Lowe is editor of spiritledwoman.com .
posted by Felicia Mann at
10:49 AM
4 Comments:
BOY DID I NEED TO READ THIS. IT'S LIKE YOU KNOW IT, BUT IT MUST BE APPLIED. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!
That is right, it is time to Repent. 2 Chron 7:14, is what the Lord is calling His people to now. To humble ourselves, pray, seek His presence and REPENT, HE will forgive our sins and restore His people. We must ask God to forgive us, then say yes to the freedom He offers through His Son. Mark 1:15 Repent & Believe.
When we as His people do this, He will reign down!
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So true. God alone makes us free, and even when people try to hold us captive to our past sins, we must pray and keep moving in Christ Jesus towards our purpose.
oh my God so many of us need this not just new believers but the old ones as well this is a concept that so many of us just cant grasp and ACCEPT God tells us in His word that we are not to remember the former things(and why should we He has thrown them into the sea of forgetfulness)for He is doing a NEW thing.Our past holds us captive eventhough we are new creatures in Christ.For those that are held captive we must confess the word and believe regardless of what we see. I know there are some of us who might have a criminal record or bad credit believe me i know and sometimes its hard when i try to go forth but the world holds me back.But ask God for wisdom and and continue to persevere and yes there will be many no's but GOD......
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