the Third Week after Easter
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Daily Devotionals
Golden Treasury
I have sinned against the Lord. Divine answer. The Lord also has put away thy sin, thou shalt not die. 2 Samuel 12:13. For if we would judge ourselves, we should not he judged. 1 Corinthians 11:31.
He that with unfeigned repentance accuses and judges himself, accounting his own righteousness and best doings, as filthy rags, will soon receive grace, pardon, and remission of all his sins at once, though chastisement may follow; for grace is not divided as gifts are. God, through Christ, receives the whole person of a penitent sinner into his favour, forgiving both original and actual sins in one instant; so that either none or all are forgiven; not one, even the least, is forgiven, only on account of our repentance (as some vainly imagine) without the blood of Christ; but by this, all, even the most heinous, are taken away; for the blood of Christ cleanses us from all sins. 1 John 1:7.
Show pity. Lord, O Lord forgive;
Let a repenting sinner live;
Are not thy mercies large and free!
May not a sinner trust in thee?
My lips with shame my sins confess,
Against thy law, against thy grace:
Lord, should thy judgment grow severe,
I am condemned, but thou art clear.
Should sudden vengeance seize my breath,
I must pronounce thee just in death;
And if my soul were sent to hell,
Thy righteous law approves it well.
My crimes are great, but not surpass
The power and glory of thy grace;
Great God, thy nature has no bound.
So let thy pardoning love be found.
