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Have you ever told a lie? Have you ever cheated on a test? Did you ever disobey your parents? Have you ever broken one of the ten commandments? The Bible says 'for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God'. Romans 3:23. This sin is what separates us from God. 'For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord'. So this gospel, or good news is that Jesus came to die on the cross to pay for your sins. He took your punishment; He took your place.

'But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us'. Romans 5:8. Understand that you cannot save yourself. Your good deeds are not enough. Romans 3:10 says 'As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:' You must believe that Jesus Christ died for your sins and that He rose again the third day. 'That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved'. Romans 10:9 Jesus paid the price for your sin. A price that you or I cannot pay ourselves. Accept Him as your Savior and you will be forgiven for your sins and will have an eternal home in heaven when you die.

Pray to God this prayer in faith. Dear Father, forgive me for my sins. I accept Jesus as my personal Savior and do repent of my sins. I accept His sacrifice as payment for my sins. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

John 3:16 says 'For God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.'
Romans 10:13 says 'For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved'.

Do you hear His voice? He is calling out to you if you don't know Him as Savior to come to Him for salvation today. Do not wait or try to clean your life up first, but come to Him, now, exactly as you are.

HE PUT FORTH HIS HAND by Rosa Hopkins
first appeared on www.joeandrosahopkins.com under 'What I've Learned'

Have you ever felt like you were untouchable? Worthless? Abandoned? Or have you ever been needy and poor? Have you ever felt the social stigma attached to life choices you made that others around you were not in agreement with? In Jesus' time the lepers were cut off from regular society. They were to go around shouting 'unclean' so that people knew to stay away. And yet, strikingly, today there seem to be parallels. Certain groups of people are to be unseen and are regarded as unclean. We hold up our heads and pinch our noses as we pass. But this was not the way with Jesus.

We find the story in Luke Chapter 8:1-4 Jesus had come down from the mountain and the Bible says 'great multitudes followed him'. 'And behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put forth his hand and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed'.

Jesus is still putting his hand out today. He is reaching for you, child. He is reaching for the unsaved, the poor, and the needy, the destitute and the outcast. If you don't know Him as Savior, confess your sins, and ask Him to forgive you. He will. Just like He told the leper, He can say to you 'I will; be thou clean'. Be made clean today.

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