The Ninth Commandment: Honest Justice

Published: Feb. 23, 2021, midnight

Our God is the God of another chance. The Bible includes many examples of God\u2019s people getting another chance after they sinned. When God called Moses to lead His people out of bondage, Moses tried to tell God he couldn\u2019t, making all kinds of excuses: \u201cI can\u2019t speak well.\u201d \u201cI don\u2019t know how to get these people to follow me.\u201d \u201cPlease just pick someone else.\u201d But God insisted He would empower Moses and his brother Aaron to do the Job Moses relented, did what God called Him to do, and got another chance to obey. David, a great king in Israel, sinned when he took Bathsheba. David then killed her husband to cover up what he did. But the Lord sent the prophet Nathan to convict David of the sins he had committed. David repented, and God gave him another chance. Even though David sinned, God forgave him and allowed him to be an ancestor of Jesus, the true King. Paul imprisoned, tortured, and killed Christians. But then, when Paul was heading to another city to imprison more of God\u2019s followers, Jesus called his name. After that, Paul became one of God\u2019s greatest missionaries, bringing the good news of Jesus all over the world. God gave him another chance. God is amazing. Even when we mess up and sin against Him, He will give us another chance if we confess our sin and repent. Taylor Eising When God gives us something we don\u2019t deservelike a second chanceit\u2019s called grace. Read Romans 6. As Christians, what does God\u2019s grace look like in our lives when we sin? If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 (CSB)\nRead Verses:\nExodus 20:16; Matthew 23:23-24; John 18:37-40