He Sees You as a Saint
Everywhere I go, I encounter so many people who have a misconception that God is always mad at them. When things don´t go well, the first thing they say is, "Well, God, You did it to me again!" It´s as if they think God is just waiting for them to do something wrong so He can punish them and make their lives difficult. Let me assure you right now: that is the farthest thing from the truth! God is not mad at you; He is madly in love with you!
It doesn´t matter how many times you´ve made a mistake; it doesn´t matter how many times you´ve blown it. God is always ready to receive you with open, loving arms. In fact, He´s already forgiven you for anything you´ve done in the past and anything you will do in the future. All you must do is accept it. Imagine God in front of you right now with His arms outstretched, ready to welcome you. Don´t run away from Him; run toward Him. Simply take a step of faith and renounce your old ways so you can embrace His love and forgiveness.
Once you have received Jesus as your Lord and Savior, the Bible says God takes your sin and casts it as far as the East is from the West! He doesn´t see you as a sinner anymore; He sees you as His saint, His representative. He sees you cleansed by the blood of Jesus. But it´s up to you to take hold of this by faith and allow the truth to change your thinking. The enemy doesn´t want you to see yourself as righteous; he wants you to see yourself as a sinner. He wants you to be down and defeated. He wants you to get up every day and think this is a hard life. Don´t believe those lies because Jesus said, "I have come to give you life and life more abundantly."
God is not in the business of condemning people; He´s in the business of improving and loving people. We have to be willing to see ourselves the way God sees us and dwell on His righteousness in order to be all that God has called us to be.
God is not in the business of condemning people; He´s in the business of improving and loving people. We have to be willing to see ourselves the way God sees us and dwell on His righteousness in order to be all that God has called us to be.
…to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints…grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.(I Corinthians 1:2–3, NKJ).
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It doesn´t matter how many times you´ve made a mistake; it doesn´t matter how many times you´ve blown it. God is always ready to receive you with open, loving arms. In fact, He´s already forgiven you for anything you´ve done in the past and anything you will do in the future. All you must do is accept it. Imagine God in front of you right now with His arms outstretched, ready to welcome you. Don´t run away from Him; run toward Him. Simply take a step of faith and renounce your old ways so you can embrace His love and forgiveness.
Once you have received Jesus as your Lord and Savior, the Bible says God takes your sin and casts it as far as the East is from the West! He doesn´t see you as a sinner anymore; He sees you as His saint, His representative. He sees you cleansed by the blood of Jesus. But it´s up to you to take hold of this by faith and allow the truth to change your thinking. The enemy doesn´t want you to see yourself as righteous; he wants you to see yourself as a sinner. He wants you to be down and defeated. He wants you to get up every day and think this is a hard life. Don´t believe those lies because Jesus said, "I have come to give you life and life more abundantly."
God is not in the business of condemning people; He´s in the business of improving and loving people. We have to be willing to see ourselves the way God sees us and dwell on His righteousness in order to be all that God has called us to be.
God is not in the business of condemning people; He´s in the business of improving and loving people. We have to be willing to see ourselves the way God sees us and dwell on His righteousness in order to be all that God has called us to be.
…to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints…grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.(I Corinthians 1:2–3, NKJ).
For more articles, thoughts, and notes from Victoria, please visit VictoriaOsteen.com