Guilt is a cruel master. Guilt attacks our memory, with constant reminders of all that we have done wrong. Guilt has no solution and gives us no hope. Guilt not only condemns us, but prods us to condemn ourselves. Guilt will not go away, but day and night its work continues without end.
God's grace is greater than all of our sin (Romans 5:20). Grace is the sure solution for our guilt. Grace sets us free from all condemnation (Romans 8:1). Grace releases us from guilt. Grace will not fail, because grace comes from God. Guilt becomes helpless in the face of grace. God's saving grace sets us free from all guilt in Jesus Christ our Lord.
God's grace shows us the cross where Jesus died in our place. Grace shows us the Savior of sinners, who suffered in our place. Grace teaches us that Christ died for all our sins."But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone"(Hebrews 2:9). That's God's saving grace for you.
God's grace introduces us personally to Christ risen from the dead. Grace will bring us into union and communion with Christ. Then we can say, "But by the grace of God I am what I am" (1 Corinthians 15:10). God's saving grace redeems believers in Christ from the guilt of sin.
