Press Clear

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THE WONDERFUL thing about electronic calculators is that if wrong buttons are pressed and the calculation is thrown off, all is not lost. The problem does not have to be unraveled or figured out. By pressing “clear,” the calculation can be restarted. Some people are in situations that they can’t unravel. Their lives are so twisted and turned that they can’t figure things out. They are too confused. The great thing about God is that He is ready and waiting to press “clear.” He’s ready to abundantly pardon.

— Tony Evans

The point

Like a calculator's clear button resets a problem, God is ready to press clear on our tangled lives and abundantly pardon.

Scripture

Isaiah 1:18Micah 7:18

Audience

Adults

Tone

Hopeful · Liberating

To tell aloud

under a minute · 88 words

Subjects

Second Chances Forgiveness Pardon God's Goodness Grace

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