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Why and what makes repentance so important for both the sinner and the saint?

This is a topic that isn’t easily understood when in fact it should be, we have many skewed perceptions concerning the importance of repentance before a Holy God. I believe our very first priority has to be honesty, which in itself isn’t easy to confront. Prior to salvation we are so tainted with the sin and the blindness of its lies leaves us believing we are something we are not. We like to think of ourselves as “nice” people and with hearts full of decency. It is so far from the truth that when realized it cuts to the core as God the Holy Spirit convicts us of our sin, without this reality in our understanding we will remain dead in our trespasses and our sins. Sadly many use these types of quotes, “he’s a good person”. Really! “As it is written: "None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one."” (Romans 3:10-12)   

If we view our sins as acceptable there will be no need for the work of a physician, the great physician, Jesus Christ our Lord came to save sinners and not the self-righteous. This is imperative for us to understand if we are to find His forgives for our SINS. Look to Jesus and live is the cry from the bottom of my heart. Have you learned what this means? Today will be a day filled with opportunities to look to Him and to find life. In times past we were drawn away by the lusts of our own selfish wants, will today be any different? I know we have been instructed to look to our King and to live in Him.

Have we understood the magnitude of wherever we find ourselves that our complete solution is found in the Lord Jesus Christ and no other? Has the penny dropped? Sin will always look to distract us from this our only true eternal objective, to find Christ is to find life! It is obvious for all who have been saved at our conversion, but have we really understood that this is only the beginning of what should be a marvelous journey.

Some may say I have problems, then look to Jesus and find His solution; joblessness may be driving you to the precipice of having to beg bread, then look to Jesus for sustenance. We are of more importance to our heavenly Father than the birds of the fields, rest in this assurance that He cares for you. You may be in bondage to a certain sin that will not let up, look to Jesus for He has overcome sin and all its trappings. Death may be looming as old age or sickness knocks at the door, look to Jesus He alone has the power to raise you from the dead. Look, look! Lock and load your gaze upon the only Saviour of this world, The Lord Jesus Christ is the only far-reaching solution for this life and eternity which is just around the next corner for us all. There are many cliché’s that we often hear people quoting when we are amongst Christians, but we must make them our own if it is to be well with our souls.

Praise God for His refreshing inspiration I received this morning as I lay awake pondering my first thought, to simply look to Jesus and to live! Wow, what great opportunities are in store for me to find my Saviour grace to get me through today. The trial of life is there to hone us into His image and not to mold us with our own selfish wants that are filled with lies and deceit and will only ever lead to death. Have we learnt this valuable lesson?

LOOK TO JESUS AND LIVE!

Signing off

Tyrone