I've come to realize we all only have one chance at this thing called life. We will all soon be gone from this place and quite possibly there will be those to tread where we now walk. What will we leave behind to set an example, a pattern for those who come after us to follow? What we did today was so important that we exchanged a day of eternity for it. What will our lives say about what we lived for when we are gone?
May our hearts and minds ponder our brief existence on this planet, the fragility of our life and short pilgrimage we actually have. I pray there is birthed in us a new passion to live for the things that are not seen. Life is quick and we’ll all soon be heading home.
I've come to realize all things are worth nothing compared with the greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. Philippians 3:8
Christ had no sin, but God made Him become sin so that in Christ we could become right with God. 2 CORINTHIANS 5:21
I've also come to realize it wasn't the Romans who nailed Jesus to the cross. It wasn't spikes that held Jesus to the cross. What held Him to that cross was His conviction that it was necessary that He become sin--that He who is pure become sin and that the wrath of God be poured down, not upon the me, His creation, but upon Him -the Creator.
When the One who knew no sin became sin for me, when the sinless One was covered with all the vile sins of my polluted heart, God didn't call his army of angels to save Him. He didn't, because He knew He would rather give up his Son than give up on me.
And, regardless of what you've done, it's not too late. Regardless of how far you've fallen, it's not too late. It doesn't matter how low the mistake is, it's not too late to dig down, pull out that mistake, allow Him to take it, let it go--and be free.
What makes a Christian a Christian is not perfection but forgiveness.
Imagine that; being forgiven by the only One who can truly condemn you!
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