This prohetic word is submitted by Teresa Seputis [ts@godspeak.net]

Child of Mine, why do you find it so hard to believe that I love you and that I care about you greatly? Is it so hard for you to receive My Love because you are keenly aware of your own sins and short comings?

Yes, dear one, I know about them, and I understand that you have not been perfected yet. While I do not approve of sin in your life, I do not count it against you, because you are covered by the blood of My Son and sin has no power to separate you from Me.

The enemy of your soul would tell you that when you sin, you must be punished for it. He would say that you can not simply repent and run back to Me, and be instantly restored to fellowship with Me. He would tell you that you have disqualified yourself from My favor and that you must make suitable restitution for your shortcoming before you can approach Me again.

But I would say to you that he is a liar, and that the things he is telling you are lies designed to keep you separated from Me.

The truth is that My Son has already paid for your sins. He has cancelled your debt and He has already endured your punishment for you. As much as the enemy of your souls would like to count your sin against you, he is powerless to do so. My power to forgive you is greater than his power to condemn you.

So do not believe his lies and do not behave as if they were true. Remember that I do not look just at your actions; I also look at the attitude of your heart. I am able to tell when you truly repent before Me, and I am willing to forgive and restore.

The enemy of your soul is trying to separate you from My great love for you. He wants you to see Me as too scary to approach. He wants to convince you that you must prefect yourself before you can begin to approach Me. But dear one, it will never be possible for you to do that; you are powerless to perfect yourself and you do not have the ability to do so.

That is why I have placed My Holy Spirit inside of you–to change you and to transform you from the inside out. The more you cooperate with Me in this, the more I will make you like Myself, and sin will have less hold over you.

So draw near to Me and receive My great love for you. My love is healing; it will restore you and strengthen you. The more you run back to Me with a heart to submit to My will, the more I can work My transformation and My glory in your life. The faster you run back to Me, the faster I can separate you from the guilt and power of sin to destroy you, and I can begin to work My holiness and purity within you.

Dear one, do not believe the lies of the devil designed to separate you from Me. I am love, and I love you greatly. I have forgiven your sin–not because you have made restitution for them, but because My Son has already paid the price for them. You are forgiven because of what He has done for you, and the door has been opened to you to come into intimacy and close relationship with Me.

So run to Me, dear one, and receive My great love for you. Allow Me to cleanse and purify you, allow Me to break the power of guilt and condemnation off of your life. Allow Me to set you free form the things that hold you back and allowed Me to transform you to be more like Myself, so that My glory will shine brightly through you.

Do not be afraid that I will push you away or condemn you. Run to Me and receive My great love for you.