The Canadian government is planning to restrict the obtaining of pardons and making it more difficult to obtain a permanent sealed criminal record. Those in need of a pardon are being urged to apply before the chance for a pardon is gone forever. God’s standard for righteousness is perfection and none of us can reach that standard and we face spiritual disaster if we attempt to meet our Maker on our own. Fortunately, our heavenly Father is not only a God of righteousness and justice, but also loving and forgiving. He promises to pardon all who call on Him and accept Jesus’ payment for our sins on the cross. This wonderful invitation in the book of Isaiah says, “seek the Lord while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near…let him return to the Lord, and He will have mercy on him and to our God for He will abundantly pardon.”

Pastor Alex Rockwell