Colossians 1:22 He accomplished this in dying our death in a human body; he fully represented us in order to fully present us again in blameless innocence, face-to-face with God; with no sense of guilt, suspicion, regret, or accusation; all charges against us are officially cancelled. (KJV)

How are you living?

Criminal investigators round up specific suspects when they are not sure who the culprit is. They analyze the scene of the crime to get clues as to the method used to pull names from a list, called the usual suspects. Those who have committed a similar crime before and/or who have that M.O. (modus operandi). Once a person’s name is on that list, they can never break free of the stigma attached to them. Investigators will always know them as one of the usual suspects because of the crimes they committed in their past. It does not matter how old they get or how long ago they committed the crime.

Here is a reason for you to celebrate. Jesus died for you. He took on your sins, made a way for you to never sin again, and He continually presents you before the Father.

Jude 24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling or falling into sin, and to present you unblemished [blameless and faultless] in the presence of His glory with triumphant joy and unspeakable delight. (AMP)

Not only can you stand in the presence of God, you can stand, without fault, without blemish, and without blame! You are no longer on the usual suspects’ list.

Psalm 103:12 You see, God takes all our crimes—our seemingly inexhaustible sins—and removes them. As far as east is from the west, He removes them from us. (TVT)

Jesus canceled the charges, and He expunged the record.

Please agree with me as I pray. Then ask the Lord what your prayer should be and wait for His response:

Father, I thank You because I don’t have to live waiting for the shoe to fall. I repent for the non-living I was doing, waiting for my past to catch up with me and determine my future. There was no glory in that for You. You saved me and set my future. I thank You, Father, for placing my sins in the sea of forgetfulness. Thank You for washing me and making me whole. No matter where You take me in this life, whatever I have done, it is done, and I can’t change it. What I know, Father, is I can celebrate because my past cannot take away what You’ve given me. Not even I can stop the plans You have for my life and going to the places You have ordained for me go. Nothing and no one can eliminate the peace You’ve given me. No matter what list I used to be on, I have a new way of being known. I am saved, set free and delivered! I feel Your strength and I’m thankful for Your love…

Ask the lord what he wants to say to you about today’s devotional and journal it here: