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July 21, 2020 8:00 pm
Alexa, Amazon’s voice-controlled device, has an interesting feature: it can erase everything you say. Whatever you’ve asked Alexa to do, whatever information you’ve asked Alexa to retrieve, one simple sentence (“Delete everything I said today”) sweeps it all clean, as if it never happened. It’s too bad that the rest of our life doesn’t have this capability. Every misspoken word, every disgraceful act, every moment we wish we could erase—we’d just speak the command, and the entire mess would disappear.
There’s good news, though. God does offer each of us a clean start. Only, He goes far deeper than merely deleting our mistakes or bad behavior. God provides redemption, a deep healing that transforms us and makes us new. “Return to me,” He says, “I have redeemed you” (Isaiah 44:22). Even though Israel rebelled and disobeyed, God reached out to them with lavish mercy. He “swept away [their] offenses like a cloud, [their] sins like the morning mist” (v. 22). He gathered all their shame and failures and washed them away with His wide, sweeping grace.
God will do the same with our sin and blunders. There’s no mistake He can’t mend, no wound He can’t heal. God’s mercy heals and redeems the most painful places in our soul—even the ones we’ve hidden for so very long. His mercy sweeps away all our guilt, washes away every regret.
Hi welcome to today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread reading is titled wide sweeping grace. It was written by Wynn Collier Alexa Amazon's voice control device is an interesting feature can erase everything you say whatever you've asked Alexa to do whatever information you've asked Alexa to retrieve one simple sentence delete everything I said today sweeps it all clean as if it never happened. It's too bad the rest of her life doesn't have this capability. Every misspoken word every disgraceful act. Every moment we wish we could erase we just speak the command and the entire mess would disappear, there's good news though God does offer each of us a clean start. Only he goes far deeper than merely deleting our mistakes or bad behavior.
God provides redemption a deep healing that transforms us and makes us new return to me.
He says in Isaiah 44 I have redeemed you.
Even though Israel rebelled and disobeyed God reached out to them with lavish mercy.
He swept away their offenses like a cloud their sins, like the morning mist gathered all their shame and failures and wash them away with his wide sweeping grace, God will do the same with arson and blunders. There is no mistake you can't mend no wound he can't heal God's mercy heals and redeems the most painful places in our soul, even the ones we've hidden for so very long. His mercy sweeps away all our guilt washes away every regret today's Our Daily Bread devotional Scripture reading is from Isaiah chapter 44 verses 21 through 23. Remember these things. Jacob for you Israel are my servant, I have made you you are my servant, Israel will not forget you. I was swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins, like the morning mist returned to me, for I have redeemed you sing for joy, you heavens for the Lord has done this shout aloud you earth beneath, burst into song you mountains and forests and all your trees for the Lord has redeemed Jacob, he displays his glory in Israel. Let's pray Lord we have all said and done things that we regret but you've shown us that you are the great giver and healer. So, for whatever things we may be holding on to things we can even forgive ourselves for Lord we ask your forgiveness and that you would lead us in a process of healing and restoration. Thank you for your mercy and grace. Lord, it's in Jesus name we pray. Amen on today's encouragement was provided by Our Daily Bread ministries
