God Pardons Sins. But Why?

By: Bill Johnson

I lasted until 12:00 AM last night.  When I awoke this morning at 4:30 AM, I was somewhat reluctant to see the outcome.

There was Trump declared the President-elect even if not finalized. I waded through the results.

And, as I saw the overwhelming victory won, I was startled by my somewhat listless emotional response.  I wondered, “What is wrong with me?”   I ashamedly identified with Jonah.  Jonah: Called to be a prophet was depressed when revival came to the godless people of Ninevah.   He sulked under some decrepit (Juniper) plant – feeling what?  Sorrow for himself.  Unable to rejoice at God’s sparing Ninevah?  Was that what I was feeling and why?

Why am I sharing these personal thoughts with you?   It is what I shared initially with our staff this morning.   I told them of some devotional thoughts that I was drawn to from William Gurnall’s “The Christian in Complete Armour – Daily Readings in Spiritual Warfare.”

Gurnall wrote: “Faith shows that God may pardon sins, no matter how great, with safety to His justice.”

This helped me grapple with my inability to rejoice.

I’m trying to explain to you, even as I am to myself, through written words. Our beloved America has fallen so far as the leaders we have elected for generations have incrementally taken us down evil paths that resulted in the deaths of innocent lives from babies in the wombs, to illegitimate wars – foreign and domestic – that have resulted in the degrading of what we are admired for: “The City on the Hill; the last best hope for Freedom.”  With a long list of ugly presidencies; bought off legislators selling our technologies and our souls to the CCP; opening our borders and destroying our national sovereignty – so many frauds who said that they were going to oppose abortion, who pledged to keep us from engaging in unnecessary foreign wars that would cost the lives of our young men and women ….

Here I was in wonderment.  I was shocked that the left (aka Marxists), hadn’t once again stolen the election, connived to turn their loss into another “come from behind” victory – once again making us look like a bunch of naïve idiots.  They were in a perfect place to finish us off.  Win this election, many respected pundits have said, and they can pack the courts, keep the borders open, get rid of the electoral vote.

But Trump WINS.   He really DOES WIN against great odds.  But, why? What about our great God?

How else can a man like me explain it except this: “Faith shows that God may pardon sins, no matter how great, with safety to His justice.”

And, no matter how great our national sins, He sees the heart of His people and once again demonstrates in this late hour of American history His infinite grace and mercy – His limitless capacity for infinite love, infinite forgiveness, infinite grace is not in danger of being exhausted.  Why?   Because He is God, the Almighty God.  He rules His earth with truth and grace!

Who can understand this?  Not me, but God.

Lastly, I almost don’t want to ask the question but here it is.  Are we capable of responding in a way that will bring glory and honor to His Name and that will re-strengthen our spiritual roots and wisdom in Him?

 

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