Only God can cleanse a heart from sin and make it white as snow. We know God is holy and sin cannot be in his presence. We fall way short of the mark as Rom. 3:23 says: “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” That’s why Jesus came. He knew we couldn’t do anything on our own to merit salvation. He offered the gift of salvation through his death, burial, and resurrection.

Salvation is received by faith as our verse today says and it’s all because of “WHO GOD IS.” A little chorus contains the words: “God said it, I believe it, and that settles it for me.” The Bible is God’s Word; but it will only remain a book of facts until we have personally believed in faith on the One who is the author. FACT: Jesus died on the cross. TRUTH: Jesus died for me! IT’S SETTLED: not on my merits, but because of Who God is. When our FEELINGS start getting in the way, we need to go back to God’s Word and read what He has to say to us. REMEMBER: it’s truth that we have believed in faith, and regardless of how we feel, it remains truth. It’s SETTLED, not because of my feelings, but because of WHO GOD IS!