No Unforgivable Sin!

742 Today's Prime Time Devo comes from 1Ki 1:51 And it was told Solomon, saying, "Indeed Adonijah is afraid of King Solomon; for look, he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, 'Let King Solomon swear to me today that he will not put his servant to death with the sword.'" 52 Then Solomon said, "If he proves himself a worthy man, not one hair of him shall fall to the earth; but if wickedness is found in him, he shall die." 53 So King Solomon sent them to bring him down from the altar. And he came and fell down before King Solomon; and Solomon said to him, "Go to your house." Let's talk about this idea of taking hold of the horns of the altar. The altar of God in the Old Testament, and the cross of Christ in the New Testament are places of refuge. They are places to flee to and latch onto and receive mercy from God. With 58 million abortions being performed in America since 1973, we can be sure that many struggle with guilt, many are in need of God's mercy and grace. Maybe someone who is reading this right now. If you are struggling with guilt over past sins, listen carefully to what I am about to say, and listen all the way to the end! In Ex 21:14, God has stern words for those who are guilty of the act of pre-meditated ending of another person's life. "But if a man acts with premeditation against his neighbor, to kill him by treachery, you shall take him from My altar, that he may die.” That sounds hopeless, but it's not, because in our reading today, Solomon introduces mercy to the equation when he says, "If he proves himself a worthy man, not one hair of him shall fall to the earth; but if wickedness is found in him, he shall die." In other words, if his repentance is real, not one hair shall fall to the earth!” Understand what is being said here. Pre-meditated murder is a sin, but it is not unforgivable for the one who comes to the cross (the horns of the altar) with godly sorrow over their sin! (Just ask David as it concerned his murder of Uriah) And this is how we prove ourselves worthy. We cling to the worthiness of Christ alone! Having proved yourself worthy by faith in Christ, and confessing your sin, (abortion or whatever else it may be) and receiving God's forgiveness through Christ, you are now free to hear the words of Solomon that he spoke to Adonijah: “and Solomon said to him, "Go to your house." What did he mean by that? He meant, “go back to your life! Live as a free and forgiven person. ! It is as Jesus said to the woman caught in the act of adultery. “I do not condemn you, go and sin no more! Thank You Father for mercy granted to us through the cross!