Imagine yourself on death row. The jury found you guilty of a horrendous crime and now you face the ultimate penalty, death. Just days before sentence was to be carried out, someone walked in, stood in front of your cell and shouted, "Not guilty! Set this person free!" How would that make you feel?

The truth is the whole human race is guilty of disobeying the laws of God. Romans 3:23 says, "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." All of mankind is on God's "death row". The penalty for breaking God's holy law is death. 

However, Jesus, God's only Son, paid the death penalty for YOU and every man, woman, boy and girl from the beginning to the end of time. You were on God's death row until Jesus died for you. If you have invited Jesus Christ into your heart and asked Him to forgive you of all your past sins, at that moment you were declared "NOT GUILTY" by God Himself. It's as if Jesus walked up to your cell door on death row and shouted, "Not guilty! This person is free from all their wrong doings!

"Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death." Romans 8:13

Thank God, the price Jesus paid on the cross bought our freedom. If you have received Jesus as your personal Savior, you are no longer condemned. Without Jesus we would have no hope. But Praise God, He has declared us "not guilty" and has offered us freedom from sin and power to do His will.

If you have never received Jesus as your personal Savior, He wants to relieve you of your guilt and shame. Romans 10:9-10 declares, "If you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved."

Do you believe Jesus is the only begotten Son of God and that God raised Him from the dead? Confess Him as YOUR Lord and Savior today and the Bible says you shall be saved. When you do this with your whole heart, you will receive the power to live for Him, because Jesus, through the power of the Holy Spirit, takes up residence in you. Father God now declares you, NOT GUILTY. You are FREE from your past. You are a child of the Most High God.

Now what will we do with this God-given freedom?

If you have prayed this prayer for the first time or have rededicated you life back to God, please let me know. The Bible tells us all of heaven rejoice when one person turns their life over to Jesus. I would love to rejoice along with you.

May you be continually blessed as you continue to seek Jesus and walk according to His Word.