Daniel 9: 8 “To us, O Lord belongs open shame….. because we have sinned against You.”
The punishment that we deserve for our sins was put upon Jesus Christ. He took all our shame and blame, and nailed it to the cross.
Isaiah 53:5 “But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our sins, the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His wounds we are healed.” What really gets me about the sacrifice of Jesus, and just brings me to my thankful knees is that, “While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8.
What Love, what Grace, what Mercy!! Who can love us greater than this? God demonstrated His own love for us in this way. Why wouldn’t we run to the cross? Yet even some of us who have, we don’t view our sin in the light as we should. We have been favored, and yet we are living ungrateful lives. There will come a time in our life where we all have to decide want we want to believe. You’re either a believer, or you’re not. There is NO INBETWEEN! You either walk in the Light, or in the dark, a friend of God, or an enemy.
None of us are deserving of God’s love, but He gives it to us anyway. God will never give up on us, and His arms are always opened wide. He is quick to forgive when we make mistakes and repent, turn from our sin and turn to Him. So don’t keep saying I “don’t deserve You.” That’s a lie that Satan would love for you to believe to keep you right where you’re at. God’s heart is like no other even after all that we’ve done. Let Him be the light inside you that gives you a reason to keep trying. I pray it brings us to our knees and true Salvation. A Spiritual sorrow, and not a worldly sorrow. Judas had a worldly sorrow. Are you caught in something and just sorry because you got caught? Or did it humble you to be thankful for the mercy and grace of Jesus Christ? Judas was sorry that he got caught at being the one who betrayed Jesus for money, a selfish act. Worldly sorrow usually repeats itself, because it is selfish, no desire for change, or changing for the wrong reason because the change isn’t for God.
Peter had a true Godly sorrow. He was so sorry for his denial of Jesus that he wept bitterly. He then served Jesus all the days of his life, willing to die for Him. Godly sorrow weeps for other sinners, weeps because you broke the heart of God and therefore your heart is breaking, weeps for the glory of God in this world, weeps for the enemy to be defeated. Godly sorrow leads to a changed life, not one that repeats the same wrongs over and over again.
If we would see sin as God sees it, we would run towards Jesus, or back to Jesus as fast as we can and not look back. You’re free for a new beginning, and your world can start all over again.
Admire the grace that saves you, the mercy that spares you, the love that pardons you.
May Jesus be the first face we see, the first thing we think about, and the love we can’t live without.
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Kim
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