Acquittal Notice

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"13 And you being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, 14 Having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. 15 Having disarmed principalities and powers, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it."
                                                                                                           Colossians 2:13-15  NKJV

Imagine if you were in court charged with something and were awaiting sentence for a crime that you were guilty of. The pressure would be enormous. However, imagine if the judge told the court that he could see nothing wrong whatsoever and he was going to dismiss the charges against you and set you free The feeling would be one of great surprise, shock and eventually joy, because you would be free and have no charge to answer for.

Well, this is what Jesus did for us all. Before we knew Jesus, we were covered in sin. According to God's law, we were guilty of our sin and we would have to pay the price. The devil, who is responsible for all the sin in this world, would be jumping for joy, because you would be on your way to his department - death and hell. It is written in Romans 6:23:

'For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord'

Jesus died in our place; He took the price of our sin and died on the cross in our place. He paid the debt for us so that we could have life.

The devil had placed a note on the cross accusing us of all the things that we have done wrong in our lives, and let's face it, there is a lot!. In our own strength, that note would be there, flapping about for all to see. At the bottom of the note was written, 'This person is guilty and is going to die in this sin.' However, because of Jesus' actions in dying in our place, He declared us 'Not Guilty.' He made the devil look stupid and weak and wiped the slate clean for us. The Certificate of Death was cancelled. He had paid things in full and the accusatory note was ripped up and destroyed. It was as if it had never existed. Eternal life with Jesus was the intended route.

Note the word, 'Intended." God intends for us to go to Heaven and spend eternity with Him. However, just because Jesus died in our place and declared us not guilty, does not guarantee that Heaven is where we are going. Jesus has paved the way; but we need to do something that will make us qualify for this journey to take place. We need to to believe in Him, but not only to believe, because the devil believes in Him too. "You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe - and tremble." James 2:19. The demons and the devil who controls them, believe but they are trembling because they know their time is short and they will have to answer for all the havoc and hurt they have caused. No just believing in God is not enough. We have to accept Jesus into our hearts and confess Him as our Lord and Saviour. This is the only way. Many people will have a great shock when they die, if they haven't accepted Jesus as their Lord. Don't be one of them!

'Lord Jesus, I confess You as my Lord and Saviour. I ask You into my heart. Please forgive all of my sins and fill me with Your Holy Spirit. Amen

Copyright 2019 Grahame Howard

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