Word of the Day

Colossians 2:13-15
We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
Sometime during the recovery process we will probably notice that we've begun to grow spiritually. And with this growth, we may realize that we've hurt God through the things we've done to ourselves and others. We may feel an obligation to try to do something to make it up to him. But what can we do? How can we ever make up for the long list of sins we've committed?
In Jesus' day, a criminal's charges were set out on a list to be brought before the court. If the criminal was sentenced to crucifixion for his crimes, the list would be nailed to the cross where he was to be executed. The crimes on the list were then fully paid for by his death. The apostle Paul wrote, "You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins. He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. In this way, he disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross" (Colossians 2:13-15).
All the sins we would ever commit were listed and nailed to the cross of Christ. His blood covered them all; they were paid for in full. When it comes to making amends to God, there's nothing left to do!
Since we're already forgiven by God, we are free to seek forgiveness from others.