Removed!

This week we have been preparing our deck for re-staining. It requires a major process of removal. Remove furniture - seven chairs and two tables. Remove two hummingbird feeders, one thermometer, a rain gauge, wind chimes, two wren houses, one bird nest, two wasp nests, and a significant number of angry returning wasps. That leaves one oversized deck storage box and the grill to be moved around at the time of staining.

But the biggest task was removing more than 100 black metal spindles and their necessary four screws each!

"For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us," (Psalm 103:11-12 NIV).

These scripture verses remind me that Jesus Christ gave His life so my sins would be removed from God's sight and I can have a relationship with Him forever if I believe.

I consider all my sins and transgressions and I am overwhelmed by God's grace. It is far more impressive than the number of things we had to remove from our deck. God's grace is so bountiful that it removes every single sin, if only we believe and fear Him. What great love He bestows upon His children!

May you consider how great God's love is for you today. Consider the sins He has forgiven and removed from your life's record. Praise God for His wonderful grace!