From A Life Of Sin

From a life of sin to a life of trust in Christ;

Sin called me sick, you ‘healed me by your stripes’ 1 Peter 2; 24

Sin called me a sinner; you ‘made me a priest of the royal priesthood’ 1 Peter 2; 9

Sin called me oppressed and crushed; you came and ‘delivered me from captivity’

Luke 4; 18

Sin called me forgotten by God; ‘you carved my name in the palm of your hand’

Isaiah 49; 16

Sin called me unrighteous, ‘you made me the righteousness of god in Christ Jesus’

2 Corinthians 5; 21

Sin made me sin conscious, you made me conscious of ‘the blood of Christ, which cleanses me of all sin’ 1 John 1; 7

Sin made me avoid God; you brought me into a relationship with him whereby I can call Him Abba father, Romans 8; 15 

Sin made me a servant; you made me ‘a servant of righteousness’ Romans 6; 18

Sin made me hostile to God; you gave me a love that makes me ‘love Him with all my heart all my soul and my entire mind’ Matthew 22; 37

Sin made me sorrowful, you gave me joy unspeakable and full of glory, 1 Peter 1; 8

Sin offered me death as wages, you gave me ‘the Gift of God; eternal life through Jesus Christ my Lord’ Romans 6; 23

Sin ensnared me; ‘you made me free indeed’

John 8; 36

Sin had me in prison, you ‘opened the prison doors and set this captive free’ Acts 5; 19

Sin condemned me, you liberated me by ‘condemning sin in the flesh’ Romans 8; 3

Sin judged me guilty; your blood paid the ransom that sin demanded, 1 Timothy 2; 6

Sin made me an enemy to God, now I am ‘restored to him by the death of His Son and saved by His life’ Romans 5; 10

Sin called all mankind sinners who fell short of God’s glory, Christ died for us, Romans 5; 8

Sin offered me food and drink; you gave me ‘righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost’ Romans 14; 17

Sin sent a wolf in sheep’s clothing, you sent me ‘the good shepherd’ John 10; 11

Sin offered me judgement, you gave me new mercies every morning, Lamentations 3; 23

Sin looked to religion for an answer; you gave me a cross, John 20; 16-42

Thank you for being a giving God,

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