Restoring Grace 5

Hello Everyone,

What should I do when I sin? One word: Return! Come back to Christ.

Jeremiah 15:19 "If you return to Me, I will restore you so you can continue to serve Me."

No matter what you've done God says in Isaiah 1:18 “Come now, let us reason together,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.

Isaiah 54:7, "With great compassion I will take you back."

There's a happy ending to the story of Peter's denial. If ever there was a sin you'd think was unforgivable, it's denying Jesus three times.

But Jesus knew Peter would deny Him and even knew he would come back to Him. In fact, before it even happened,

Jesus said to Peter in the upper room, "Satan has desired to sift you but I have prayed for you and when you have returned, strengthen the brothers."

 Jesus is in heaven right now and "He liveth to make intercession for the saints."

Psalm 51 David prayed after he committed adultery. He said, "Restore to me again the joy of Your salvation."

Let me ask some hard hitting questions.

Was there ever a time in your life when you were closer to Christ than you are right now? If so, what happened?

A career? A relationship? A hobby? Television?

Has your relationship to Christ gone stale? Are you just heartlessly going through the motions? Has duty replaced delight?

Have you stopped caring about the salvation of those people around you? When was the last time you shared a positive word about Christ?

Have you been ashamed of your relationship to Christ? What is it that you know God wants you to do that you've been putting off and procrastinating?

Being baptized? Joining the family here at Freedom Center?

What is it that you used to do but you slacked off on?

Reading your Bible? Tithing? Giving?

It's just possible that that's why you lost your joy.

Return to Christ! Find your first love!

Greater Things Are Still To Come!