What an amazing and wonderful God we serve! He loves us more than we will ever know and is more kind and forgiving than we have ever conceived! Even though God is like this, many hide from God, perceiving him to be angry and mean. Often people will go to church because they feel they are not good enough. Many don’t want to pray or say too much to God because they think they don’t deserve his listening ear. This is the opposite of the truth! He most definitely wants to hear from you! Not only does he want to hear from you, but he cares about everything – yes, everything in your life! 

When you come to God and confess your sin (own up to your sin), trusting the blood of Jesus, your conscience is cleared, and you can stand before God free from accusation and guilt. The Bible says the blood of bulls and goats were continually offered under the old covenant but were never able to clear the conscience of the worshiper. (Heb 9:9) Now, through the blood of Jesus, you can come to God with confidence. Think about it – Jesus paid for your debt of sin 2000 years ago so that you can come confidently to his throne of grace. 

Hebrews 4:16 Let us then approach God's throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. 

Not only does God want you to come to him with a heart assured of his love and acceptance, but he wants to have a relationship with you. Wow! The only thing that can separate you from God is your conscience. Thankfully, when you come to him with an honest heart and confess your sin, your conscience is cleared, and you can have fellowship with him again. 

Psalm 66:18 If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened; 

1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 

Ps 35:15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cry.  

God exceeds the terms  wonderful, loving, and  forgiving! There is no way to describe how good he really is! There is no way to describe the passion he has for you and how much he longs to show you his goodness and complete salvation! Letting go and trusting his provision alone is difficult because we gravitate towards being in control of our own lives and our own righteousness. But true freedom and joy can only be found in trusting God completely!  

May your hope and trust be in God today! He has paid for all of your failures and mistakes and, therefore, longs for you to come into his presence with confidence and assurance! Of this you can be confident, he is absolutely in love with you today! You may not be able to grasp this fully, but you, yes you, the one reading this Encouraging Note, are his dream come true! Yes! You are everything he has ever wanted! Wow! How beautiful! 

Today is your day to approach God with confidence! Leave all self-righteousness behind! Trust in his gift of righteousness for you through Jesus Christ! Take the steps of honesty and confession to clear your conscience, and you can be sure that he is there waiting to enjoy your fellowship – yes… 

HE WILL HEAR  

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