Scripture Reading & Meditation
Matthew 6:9-15
“Forgiveness is costly. It means canceling a debt when we feel we have every right to demand payment. It means absorbing the pain, hurt, shame, and grief of someone's sin against us. It means longing for repentance and restoration. But this is exactly how God has acted toward us in Jesus Christ. And through the gospel, the Holy Spirit empowers us to do the same toward others.”
—The Gospel-Centered Life (Serge)
“Sins are not forgiven because of application to works;
they are forgiven when I call upon the name of the Lord Jesus Christ because I believe that He is the expiation for our sins.
This is the truth.”—Martin Luther, Works (Vol 30)