I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.

— Isaiah 43:25

Yet He saved them for the sake of His name, to make His power known.

— Psalm 106:8

I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.

— Ezekiel 36:25

In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.

— Acts 24:16

16 ‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you.

18 to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’

— Acts 16:26, 28

Thoughts on Today’s Reading

Grace, mercy and love from Christ to you.

Israel’s disregard for God profaned His holy name before a watching world. God called His chosen people to stand for Him before the nations. And we Christians today represent God to those around us. Our families, friends, and neighbors learn about God by the way we think and live. Though Christians still struggle with sin and fail regularly, God provides opportunities to display His glory to those who are watching. When we fail, we surrender ourselves before our great God. We know that everything we own and all we accomplish come from God’s own hand, not through our effort or intellect.

God calls believers to face the future with calm assurance and steadfast faith. Our trials teach us to depend on Him; our victories allow us to humbly grow in gratitude and celebrate God’s faithfulness. Your Christian life is not just about you. God calls His children to live for Him and others. Let’s learn to allow God’s light to shine through our lives. We do this not by achieving perfection but by gazing steadily at God and following Jesus step-by-step. Thus God’s Spirit and life-giving power reveal Him to a watching world