How Can I Be Forgiven?
Mercy Me - Pt. 2 - Some of us are like the woman in this story. We can’t believe that forgiveness is truly possible for someone as tainted as us. Some of us are like the Pharisee in this story. We can’t accept certain people as spiritually clean, after the things they have done. What both of us need is to believe in the mercy God promises in His word.
If we are the Temple where redemption happens, what is our plan to draw people to Him? The answer is to relearn an ancient, almost forgotten practice: Hospitality. In a time when loneliness is an epidemic, when few people know their neighbors, something as simple as a meal together can be the starting place for something beautiful to happen.
When our bond with God was severed by our sin, He didn’t give up on us. He made a second Eden, a place for us to meet with Him and be redeemed. That place was the Temple, and the events that happened there teach us about a God who is mighty to save, the cost of our sin, and His plans for us.
