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Love covers all Sins

Proverbs 10:12 "Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins."

John15:13 “Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends“.

Jesus had such great love for us, that He laid down His life for us, and in so doing, all of our sins, past, present and future, are covered and hidden away. Jesus was prepared to pay the ultimate price, to become a sacrifice for you and me. He took the place of the old sacrifice which was necessary for the atonement of sins, and became the final sacrifice, that we no longer had to continually perform ceremonious sacrifices, to wash away our sins. He Loved us so much that He spared us from the law of sin and death, that we would be able to share in eternity in Heaven with Him.

I recently read somewhere that one of the churches had issued an instruction to their individual churches, that they should no longer be preaching the cross, as people no longer found this an interesting or appropriate  message in modern times. It is sad, but yet it is also a fact that many people are unable to fully comprehend the message of the cross. However there is something that everyone searches for, and that is love and acceptance.

Jesus was, and still is, perfect love. Jesus accepted all who came to Him, and not only accepted them, but loved them eternally. Mary Magdalene was one of Jesus's closest followers and supported Him throughout His ministry, and yet she is the woman out of which He cast the seven demons. The seven demons did not come from leading a good and wholesome life. Yet Jesus accepted her, cast the demons out of her, and His perfect love hid all the sin away. The apostle Paul was a great sinner who actively persecuted the early church, and yet Jesus touched Him and covered all of his sins, and made Him into one of the greatest.

I can just imagine the scene when they brought the womam who had been caught in the act of adultery, to Jesus. They wished to stone her and kill her according to the law of Moses. Yet Jesus quitely said to them, "Let he who is without sin, cast the first stone." And then Jesus carried on with what He was doing. All of the accusers left. Now comes the strange part. When the woman realised that she had received a temporary reprieve, why did she not run and hide before her accusers came back to stone her. (John8:3 to 11)

She could not.  She remained riveted to the floor. Then Jesus looked up at her and said to her "Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?"   She said, "No one Lord." And Jesus said to her, "Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more." Can you imagine the eyes of Jesus, as he looked up at her, filled with perfect love, with not even the slightest glimpse of condemnation for what this woman had done.

It is with those very same eyes that Jesus looks down on you today. He sees no sin, for His perfect love for you has hidden all the sin in your life. He has already paid the price for your sin, so that you may walk fearlessly amongst your accusers. You no longer need to run, for as the accuser tries to condemn you, Jesus turns to your accuser and says to them, "You who are without sin, cast the first stone."   The accuser quickly leaves.

Jesus wants you to feel His love that He has for you, if only you will allow Him to show it to you. If you have never experienced that perfect love before, then come to Him and say this small prayer, that He may pour His love over you and say to you, "Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more."  Click here.