by Don Ruhl

As the Lord prophesied of His treatment of Israel, He made a significant confession found at the end of Ezekiel 36:36.

36 “I, the LORD, have spoken it, and I will do it” (Eze. 36:36).

Many people believe that in the end, God will not stick to His word. For example, they believe that He will let everyone into heaven, except for the extremely wicked, such as Hitler, Saddam Hussein and others like them. However, let us hope that God does keep His word. Let me give you another example.

Has He spoken forgiveness? Yes, He has. When He says that He has forgiven our sins that is just what He means. Some people struggle with whether God could forgive them, but as He said through Ezekiel, when the Lord speaks something, He will do it. Would He send His Son Jesus Christ to suffer the cross and then decide that you are too wicked to be forgiven? God forgave the people who repented of killing His Son and now you think you have done something worse than that so He just cannot forgive you? What have you done that is worse than killing Jesus Christ?

If you have repented of your sin and been baptized, God has forgiven you. Celebrate your forgiveness. Accept it and live joyfully, because God says what He means and means what He says.