Innocent Even Though Proven Guilty

Imagine something with me...you're on trial, all the evidence is laid out, the jury just went out & you're waiting for the verdict...

You've all heard the saying "innocent til proven guilty." We are all guilty of some sin, but Jesus came & died on the Cross & if we if accept Him, then our debt is paid in full. You know, why people say sin is equal in God's eyes? Sin is disobedience. When we do wrong, all God sees is disobedience. We as a society have put sin into categories. Jesus gives several examples of where someone was guilty but was shown mercy instead of judgment. Where He says, "you're innocent even though proven guilty."

The woman caught in adultery (John 8:1-11,) the woman at the well (John 4:1-45,) & the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-31.) Each one of these examples are where people saw either an adulterous woman, an outcast or a wild child. But Jesus saw them as valuable, someone who He chooses & fights for every day. All 3 of these examples, people were proven guilty by the law. Have you ever done anything that you thought you were guilty & couldn't be forgiven? I want to tell you something that you've probably heard a million times over when we become a child of His, He doesn't see you as what we were, but as a new creation in Him (2 Cor. 5:17) & as the person He knows we can become. Once someone has accepted Jesus, we need to see them as a new creation...even though we may have known them before Christ (Acts 11:9b.)

You been brought into His courtroom, your sins are now exposed; your life is an open book before Him. He sees you as you really are, but the verdict is in...INNOCENT THOUGH PROVEN GUILTY. Don't dwell on your past when Jesus has forgiven it (Isaiah 43:18.) Remember we love you & YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!