How Great The Father's Love For Us

My Utmost For His Highest

 

“Very few of us know anything about conviction of sin. We know the experience of being disturbed because we have done wrong things. But conviction of sin by the Holy Spirit blots out every relationship on earth and makes us aware of only one— “Against You, You only, have I sinned…” (Psalm 51:4). When a person is convicted of sin in this way, he knows with every bit of his conscience that God would not dare to forgive him. If God did forgive him, then this person would have a stronger sense of justice than God. God does forgive, but it cost the breaking of His heart with grief in the death of Christ to enable Him to do so. The great miracle of the grace of God is that He forgives sin, and it is the death of Jesus Christ alone that enables the divine nature to forgive and to remain true to itself in doing so. It is shallow nonsense to say that God forgives us because He is love. Once we have been convicted of sin, we will never say this again. The love of God means Calvary— nothing less! The love of God is spelled out on the Cross and nowhere else. The only basis for which God can forgive me is the Cross of Christ. It is there that His conscience is satisfied.” CHAMBERS

 

I don’t know if you have ever read about the great awakenings that have taken place in various countries in times past.  Great moves of the Holy Spirit sweeping across communities, even entire countries.  People would come under the conviction of the Holy Spirit and begin making public confession of their sins.  There was not room for judgment from others, only a sudden awareness by those confessing that they had sinned against God and needed forgiveness.  Lives were changed … communities transformed .. supernaturally.  That is the power of God.

 

We must be careful that we don’t trivialize our sin .. and think of it as a small thing.  Jesus went to the cross for us.  That is no small thing?  When Jesus healed the 10 lepers, only one, a Samaritan, came back to thank Him.  Jesus asked “Where are the other nine?” (Luke 17:12-19) The others had taken the healing and went back to what they were doing as if nothing had happened.  Ignoring the grace and mercy shown to them.  Each day is a day of grace and mercy for you and me.  Each day should be a day of thankfulness to the One who has saved us from an eternity in hell.  Who has forgiven us because of His great love and the sacrifice of His Son.  ELGIN

 

Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)