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I would like to say again! I am a sinner. I don't want to be a sinner. But I am. I have sins that still get the best of me. But, I keep going to the cross with them, every time, and I mean every time. Every time I fall into the same old sin, I go to the cross, confess it, and ask forgiveness.You need to do the same thing. You can't let your sins get you down. You need to go to the cross, no matter what. You must go there. You have to.
I used to think that being a Christian meant absolute victory. But, I have found that it means struggle, that victories are very real, but so are defeats.This Christian walk is not that easy sometimes. In fact, it can be quite difficult. That is why I have to keep clinging to the cross. I don't have anything else I can do sometimes. I can't make any deals with God about my sin.
I can't guilt-whip myself for my sins until I feel "worthy" enough to go get forgiven! I have absolutely nothing I can do but to continue to resist sin, judge my sins as sin, confess them to the Lord, ask Jesus to forgive me yet another time, and continue to cling to the cross of my redemption, that place where my Lord God bought the church with His own blood [Acts 20:28]. That is all I can do. That is all you can do.
The older I get the more I realize how much more I need the cross.The more I see my sins reflected against the purity of Jesus, the more I realize I need His cleansing sacrifice. I used to think that the cross was the place where I first met Christ and "got forgiven" and that now my Christian life consists of church, good deeds, confession, helps, etc. But, more and more I am realizing that the cross of Christ needs to be central in my life, my heart, my family, my love, my speech, my writing, my thinking, and, of course, my confession.
What about you? What is the center of your life? Or better yet, Who is the center of your life? Who do you go to for help with the deepest of needs, the deepest of confessions? Go to Jesus. Go and seek the Lord Jesus, confess your sins to Him. Receive His forgiveness. Always remember, He knows all about you.
I used to think that being a Christian meant absolute victory. But, I have found that it means struggle, that victories are very real, but so are defeats.This Christian walk is not that easy sometimes. In fact, it can be quite difficult. That is why I have to keep clinging to the cross. I don't have anything else I can do sometimes. I can't make any deals with God about my sin.
I can't guilt-whip myself for my sins until I feel "worthy" enough to go get forgiven! I have absolutely nothing I can do but to continue to resist sin, judge my sins as sin, confess them to the Lord, ask Jesus to forgive me yet another time, and continue to cling to the cross of my redemption, that place where my Lord God bought the church with His own blood [Acts 20:28]. That is all I can do. That is all you can do.
The older I get the more I realize how much more I need the cross.The more I see my sins reflected against the purity of Jesus, the more I realize I need His cleansing sacrifice. I used to think that the cross was the place where I first met Christ and "got forgiven" and that now my Christian life consists of church, good deeds, confession, helps, etc. But, more and more I am realizing that the cross of Christ needs to be central in my life, my heart, my family, my love, my speech, my writing, my thinking, and, of course, my confession.
What about you? What is the center of your life? Or better yet, Who is the center of your life? Who do you go to for help with the deepest of needs, the deepest of confessions? Go to Jesus. Go and seek the Lord Jesus, confess your sins to Him. Receive His forgiveness. Always remember, He knows all about you.
