Justified

Before you read anything else, I just want to say how encouraging it is to read all of these posts. I haven't posted in the last few weeks but as I catch up and read through these beautiful posts of pure truth in action, I know God is using and working through this blog to bless us and bring glory to Himself! Thank you to all who have been pouring your heart out. It's been such a joy to read! :)


I feel like my whole life, I've strived so hard to justify my actions and sins. Like Adam, I'd totally try to blame someone else for my own wrong choice. I wanted to save face! To look innocent and clean before others. I had a "deficit in identity".
My validation came from people and I was only pleased with myself when others were pleased with me.
PROBLEM!
Throughout Scripture, it says that no can stand blameless before God. How could we? He knows me better than I know myself. He's seen the unspoken thoughts and the selfish motives. He's even seen me when I thought I was alone! He's seen me like no one else.

HOLY JUSTIFICATION
COLOSSIANS 1:21-22
And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, ²²he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him

Christ has interceded on my behalf. Where I once strived to appear blameless, Jesus made me truly immaculate. When I wanted to look innocent and clean before others, Jesus freely washed me with his own blood so I could be seen as holy and blameless before the God of the Universe. All in grace, He died so that I wouldn't have to stand alone and be condemned. Before the God who has seen it all, Jesus holds me and says "Spare him and take me. I will make him My own and he will be innocent. I've seen his silent thoughts and motives. I was even there when he thought he was alone. He isn't worthy of my love but I will lavish it on him." He sees me like no one else does.
If grace begets grace and God could calls us all His beloved immaculate, innocent children by the blood of Christ, then its our turn to see ourselves and each other in that identity, even and especially, in the worst of it as Jesus did.