This Aggressive Forgiveness

I just finished reading Romans 5. This particular verse really jumped out at me:

Romans 5:20 (MSG) – But sin didn’t, and doesn’t, have a chance in competition with the aggressive forgiveness we call grace.

I love the way the Message Bible reads sometimes. Grace here in this paraphrase is defined as “aggressive forgiveness.” How amazing – grace is God’s aggressive forgiveness of my sin. When this aggressive forgiveness is compared to sin, it can’t stand. I wrote about this a few moments ago in my journal. This thought crossed my mind: “Does this mean that I will not sin?” No, I remain human, and I will sin again. However, when sin is set in comparison to the aggressive forgiveness that Jesus has for me, it can’t even compare. It’s not that Jesus just forgives. His forgiveness is aggressive meaning that his forgiveness pursues me. His grace chases me down to forgive me of my sin. This grace and my Jesus are amazing.