The model prayer : $b A series of expositions on "the Lord's prayer"Jones, J. D. (John Daniel)
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The model prayer : $b A series of expositions on "the Lord's prayer"
Jones, J. D. (John Daniel)
Lord's prayer
He can blot out that fatal record in the book. He can
erase every entry. He can bury our sins out of sight for ever. We can
never pay that overwhelming debt; but HE, He can give us our account
back with “Settled” written at the bottom of it. Oh yes, here is the
Gospel: Sin in man, but forgiveness in God; debt in man, but mercy in
God. “Where sin doth abound there grace doth much more abound.”
Listen, as to what God will do with your sins and mine! He will cancel
the debt! He will blot out the handwriting that was against us and put
it out of the way, nailing it to the Cross of Christ! He will erase that
fatal record in the book! He will remember our sins against us no more.
As far as the east is from the west, so far will He remove our
transgressions from us. Listen to His invitation and His gracious
promise, “Come now and let us reason together, saith the Lord. Though
your sins be as scarlet they shall be as white as snow, though they be
red like crimson they shall be as wool.” This is the Gospel—this is the
good news. There is something greater, stronger even than the sin of
man, and that is the grace of God. I can see a limit to human sin. I can
see no limit to the Divine mercy.
Plenteous grace with Thee is found,
Grace to pardon all my sin.
Yes, there is mercy with God! There is forgiveness with Him! The wonder
of the world still is that the God against whom we have sinned is the
One who will take our sin away.
All souls that were, were forfeit once,
And He that might the vantage best have took
Found out the remedy.
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