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This devotion is especially for those of you who are struggling with your past. Even though God has forgiven you, you can’t forgive yourself. You are so grieved by your past that you feel you must punish yourself. You feel it is the only way you can atone for the things you have done. In addition, it is your way of showing those you have hurt how sorry you are. Unfortunately, no matter how deeply you grieve or how severely you punish yourself you cannot atone for your sins—only God can do that! If the blood of Jesus is enough to satisfy God, it ought to be enough to satisfy you.
“It cost God plenty…He paid with Christ’s sacred blood…He died like an unblemished, sacrificial lamb.”
— 1 Peter 1:18-19 (MSG)
Lord Jesus, help us to stop punishing ourselves and trust only your shed blood. Amen.