Wouldn’t it be great to stop pretending we are good when we perfectly know we are not? Wouldn’t it be nice to cease pretending our conscience does not accuse us, and instead know we have been forgiven from our sins, rescued from our bad habits, and finally live in freedom? To live like children, knowing that we are not perfect, but even so, someone in this world loves us deeply and unconditionally, that is life at its best!
One of the sins that most affect the human race is pride. We do not like to admit that we are wrong or that we have acted impiously. We all want to be considered “good people.” Even the most terrible killer will consider himself a good person if asked.
It is a great evil of man to always pretend he is different from what he is. That’s probably a reflection of what happened in the garden of Eden: “And they heard the voice of Jehovah God walking in the garden … and the man and his wife hid from the presence of the Lord.” When Adam realized he was naked, he hid. He did not want God to see him; because he intimately knew his sinfulness was open to the eyes of God, he could not hide it.
In the same way, we hide from God in many ways: We deny His existence (“If He doesn’t exist, He cannot judge me”). We erase Him from our thoughts (“If I do not think about Him, He won’t condemn my sin”). We keep ourselves busy in many things (“I do not have time to think about Him so my conscience won’t bother me”). We do not realize that this kind of thinking aggravates our situation even more! God still sees us!! Our wickedness will take us to hell, no matter how tight we close our eyes, so as not to see God’s judgment upon us!
The most sensible thing we can do is to “become like children” and with a simple heart approach God and say: “Lord, cleanse me from my sin, save me from it once and for all. I want to be yours forever, and from now on I submit my whole life to you in the name of your Son Jesus. ”
How do we know it’s going to work? How do we know it won’t be another of our failed attempts to change? We know because God poured out His wrath on His own Son to save us, killing Him on the cross. Jesus suffered so that you and I would not suffer, He gave His life for you and for me. “If God spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall He not also with him freely give us all things?”
God promises in His Word that if anyone comes to Him, He will not reject them, and that if we place our trust in Jesus and appropriate His sacrifice, He will take our sin and will declare us righteous before Him. Righteous!! … we that have failed Him so much! But that is His promise to you and me, and God cannot lie.
Are you willing to be sincere with yourself and with God from now on? Talk to Him… He’s looking for you…
“But to all who did receive Him, who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God.”
One Truth One God 