Hello Everyone!
Those of you who know me, know that I have what I call, Ev’s Escapades. Looking back on them, I have to laugh, although going through them at the time is not funny. This one must be at least escapade #1757!
I was driving home from church on a sunny beautiful day, when I noticed that I had spots on my windshield. They were perfectly round and it seemed like hundreds of them. I did not get splashed and wondered where they came from. I decided to wash the windshield as soon as I got home. I used the usual window cleaner and scrubbed and rubbed until I had no strength left, but they wouldn’t come off. So I thought that maybe they were on the inside of the windshield – no they did not come off there either. I tried everything to no avail. I came to the conclusion that they must be embedded in the glass, so I took it to the dealer and several minutes later, the service man said, you’re all done. I asked, What about the spots? Oh, we cleaned the windshield for you. What did you use? Thinking they must have some super strength formula, I was about to ask to buy some. Oh, just your usual cleaner with ammonia. Very red-faced, I thanked the man and left.
This led to me thinking about our own “spots” – the ones we get when we fail. Sometimes we think that our own spots are so embedded in us that they can’t be removed. This is such a lie of the devil! Jesus is our spot remover if we run to Him when we fail.
In chapter 2 of Lessons I learned from the Lord, I go into great detail about this. As we run to Him, He continually polishes us and makes us new, so we can shine His Light to others. We need to look to the cross and what Jesus did and not what we did. It’s not your emotions that let you know whether or not you are forgiven. Don’t we sometimes keep asking, Oh Lord, please forgive me, please forgive me, until we feel better? Faith is not how we feel. As soon as we ask, Jesus forgives.
“Being confident of this very thing, that He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.” Philippians 1:6
Have a very Blessed and Joyous Christmas!
Blessings, Evelyn
I really loved hearing this today about the forgiveness of the Lord. It came at the right time. Thank you for always using your writing gift to bless our souls.
Dearest Ev,
As soon as I saw the title of this blog, I knew G-D had a message for me. I feel you hit the nail on the head when you wrote, “It’s not your emotions that let you know whether or not you are forgiven.” How often I have continued to have feelings of guilt and shame, even after I have come to the L-RD, admitted my sin and failure, and asked for His forgiveness. Then you wrote, “Don’t we sometimes keep asking, Oh Lord, please forgive me, please forgive me, until we feel better?” Yes, Ev, I do sometimes keep asking for Jesus to forgive me until “I” finally feel forgiven.
I then continued on to the treasure that pierced my heart and made me cry — “As soon as we ask, Jesus forgives.” That’s the bottom line — our Jesus forgives — so simple, ask Jesus to forgive and Jesus forgives. Oh the love of Christ!!!! Thank you Jesus!!! Thank you Ev for this simple but profound, life-changing, and freeing truth — “AS SOON AS WE ASK, JESUS FORGIVES.”
Dear Linda,
Thank you for responding. I am so thankful to the Lord for giving me the privilege of writing His wisdom. I am so glad that you were blessed and that you took the time to comment. It lets me know that my time is well spent.
Blessings, Evelyn
Dear Chaplain Sherry,
Thank you for sharing your heart. We all have had the same feelings, for the enemy of our souls just doesn’t want us to be free. BUT JESUS! I am honored to serve the Lord in this way and very blessed that you took the time to comment.
Blessings, Evelyn
Dear Evelyn,
I was blessed by your message and blessed by the comments as well. How wonderful Jesus is! We don’t have to feel forgiven to be forgiven. And no scrubbing with ammonia needed!
Blessings, Maude
Dear Maude,
Thank you for your comments. I especially like what you said about no scrubbing with ammonia – great connection with the “escapade” with the windshield!
Blessings, Evelyn
Hi Ev,
Thank you so much for, through Him, reminding us that there is nothing we can every do that would separate us from Christ…even our greatest sins!
It reminded me of some thing I once read from Ruth Grahm. She had diligently washed all her windows in preparation for a television crew which would be coming to interview Billy and herself. She thought her windows were “very clean” , until the sunny day when the camera men arrived…much to her dismay
the sun had revealed all the streaks and missed “spots” on her windows! Her analogy was much like yours… He is the only one able to remove every spot and blemish from our lives! Thank you so much Ev!
P.S. I sure am glad that there will be NO window washing in heaven!!
Hi Kath,
Thank you for your comments. I know how Ruth Graham felt with the streaks – I am so happy and think I’ve done such a good job with the windows after I get the job done – until the sun comes out. Yes I agree, No window washing in heaven! Thank you Jesus!
Blessings, Evelyn