December 9

We serve a Holy God. His character is without blemish. He is of “purer eyes than to behold evil…” Habakkuk 1:13; He will not look upon sin. That’s why when Christ hung on the cross, bearing the sin of all mankind for all time, He cried out, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?’ Mark 15:34.

Yet as far removed as He is from sin, God understands ours. Because He knows our frame, He made provision for our cleansing from sin before the foundation of the earth (Revelation 13:8); because He loves us, He wants us to be free from sin so we can enjoy fellowship with Him for time and eternity.

His love is definitive of His character. In fact, love is so much the essence of who He is that the Word tells us “…God is love…” I John 4:16. Apart from God there is no love—there may be a counterfeit of love, but there is no true love without God. And out of that great boundless well of who God is, springs that other glorious aspect of Himself—forgiveness.

If we allow our blind eyes to receive the eye salve that enables us to see our need for Christ as our Savior, and allow our minds to apprehend the truth that of ourselves we are worthy of nothing but eternal death, then we can grasp the promise of Psalm 130:4 which says, “There is forgiveness with You, that You may be feared and worshipped,” and worship we will from hearts of love!