For a decade, Extreme Makeover Home Edition set out across the United States, searching for families desperately in need of a second chance in life. More recently, John Taffer and the Bar Rescue crew has scanned bars, clubs and restaurants across the country in danger of closing, breathing in each establishment new life. Unfortunately, many families, homes and local businesses die before they receive a second chance.
In the Old Testament, the prophet Jeremiah was one of the first to recount God’s ability to give individual souls a second chance. Lamentations 3:21-25 records this good news, the idea that God gives people a fresh start every morning. Unfathomable to the average sinner, God’s compassion, faithfulness and mercy is far as the east is from the west according to Psalm 103:12, infinite.
Like a squeaky clean white board which has eliminated traces of previous blemishes made by expo markers, the Lord wants to give everyone a second chance, Isaiah 1:18. The apostle Paul concurs, describing a love that keeps no record of wrongs, 1 Corinthians 13:5. Often, the only thing standing in the way of forgiveness is yourself, beating yourself up instead of letting go of the past. Therefore, say and believe the words of David in Psalm 51:10-12 so that you will experience a second chance today!
by Jay Mankus
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