Golden Coins From Heaven
By Merrie Beth Benson
There is an object lesson I want to share with you that Jesus Christ
taught me when I was just beginning my relationship with Him. From my
childhood, I had many condemning beliefs about myself. Many of my days
were spent rehearsing my daily mistakes and my life experience was
filled with self-condemnation and shame. When I became a born again
Christian, I began memorizing scriptures to help me understand how God
felt about me. I memorized I John 1:9 which reads, “If we confess
our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to
cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
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I believed God’s Word was true, but when I made mistakes I couldn’t
seem to receive this forgiveness and also couldn’t seem to forgive my
past mistakes either.
One day while spending time with the Lord, He gave me a picture in my
mind of a bag full of golden coins. He helped me understand each coin
represented a choice I would make. One side of the coin represented
obedience to God’s will for my life and the other side represented
repentance. God helped me understand that each time I made a choice; I
could either be obedient to Him or repent if I made the wrong decision.
If I made a mistake and didn’t use one of my coins, I wasn’t accepting
God’s forgiveness and then I felt condemned. Through time I understood
that I just needed to repent and ask for God’s forgiveness and that God
would be true to His Word and would forgive me. Christ’s death on the
cross and my acceptance of His salvation gave me this bag of golden
coins. It was paid for by His blood sacrifice on the cross. The best
part is that everyone who receives Jesus as their personal Lord and
Savior also receives a bag of golden coins. Satan has no weapon that
can be victorious against these coins, because they place us in a
position of humility in Christ and in full acceptance of His gift of
forgiveness when we make mistakes. I hope this object lesson will bring
new-found freedom and restoration in your life as you use your golden
coins.
Merrie Beth Benson
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