Good Morning, God,
The headlines are about a person charged and convicted of felonies. he had decided to exercise his rights to a jury trial. The jury (of his peers) decided he was guilty. He had had to opportunity to plead to lesser charges, but he had hoped that the jury would find him not guilty on all counts. Now, his idea of running for and being elected to a political office has been quashed; one cannot run nor be elected when one has been convicted of a felony. Appeals are next, but the damage to his aspirations and future has been done.
Heavenly Father, thank you for giving us a way out when we are convicted of our sins. Thank you that Satan doesn't try us, that the angels aren't a jury, and that you are the final judge. One has said that it is a terrible thing to be in the hands of an angry God, but you are only angry at the sin, not the sinner. You give us every opportunity to have each and every sin expunged - through our confession and yours and our Mediator, Jesus Christ. May we always accept Jesus' advice and let him try our cases before you, that we will always be found "guilty but forgiven."
In Jesus' name, Amen.
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