Was down with myself, and after hours of grovelling, I confessed my sins and failures to God.
On the way home, I looked at myself. And a thought came down from heaven: How could Christ decide to die for "this"?
And my eyes were opened to the glory of God's grace. If I was Christ, I wouldn't have died for me. Jesus knew what kind of a person I was. He could see the depths of my sinful, evil heart. Yet He chose to die for me, on a Good Friday 2000 years ago. He knew what kind of a sinner He was dying for. He knew what He was signing up for. He could see how I would offend Him again and again and again and again.
Yet He signed the contract, and died for my sins. Why? I cannot tell you, except that He loved me. Was it because I was lovable, or was it because he thought I would repay Him with perfect service and devotion? No. It was to show the glory of His grace in loving and dying for a sinner like me.
Have you put your trust in Christ? If not, do so today. He can save the worst of sinners, because He died for sinners. Have you already put your faith in Christ? Know that Christ knows that you are a sinner, and that when you fall, Christ is not surprised, because He already knew what was in your heart. Yet the Good News is that He died for you, knowing the kind of sinner that you were. That is the amazing grace of God! Take heart, and dive into His river of grace, and do not come out from there. Christ loves you, not because you are lovable, but because He shows forth the glory of His grace in loving and even dying for unlovable people! Rather than simply getting down on your self, after you have pounded your heart, stand up, and give praise to God for revealing to you what kind of sinner you really are. And thank Jesus Christ who knew all that and still decided to enter into an everlasting covenant with you!
Praise be to God through Jesus Christ!
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