![]() ![]() ![]() Upon Him who knew no sin must be laid the iniquity of us all. ![]() The guilt of fallen humanity He must bear. Now He was numbered with the transgressors. But now He seemed to be shut out from the light of God's sustaining presence. When in conflict with men who were inspired by the very spirit of Satan, He could say, "He that sent Me is with Me: the Father hath not left Me alone for I do always those things that please Him." John 8:29. Throughout His life on earth He had walked in the light of God's presence. He had often visited this spot for meditation and prayer but never with a heart so full of sorrow as upon this night of His last agony. Jesus had been earnestly conversing with His disciples and instructing them but as He neared Gethsemane, He became strangely silent. The city of pilgrims' tents was hushed into silence. The Passover moon, broad and full, shone from a cloudless sky. In company with His disciples, the Saviour slowly made His way to the garden of Gethsemane. We also clearly see God’s love for us when we repent and ask His forgiveness.Your browser does not support the audio element. We clearly see how awful sin (our addiction) is when we are drawn to God. We want Him as our Savior but not as Lord of our lives. Many have chosen to accept Christ's sacrifice on our behalf. Sin changes our habits and hearts to desire the lifestyle we need so desperately to leave. Sin makes us less willing to receive the Holy Spirit. Delaying keeps us from receiving the love of God. Every time we delay is an opportunity to have our hearts hardened. Delaying our decision to come to Him only leads to more of the old life. A lot of the time we want to blame others for the condition we are in. The next step is to talk to God about it and ask for His mercy. The opening of our eyes to the fact that sin has caused our shame and our desire to mask the pain. ![]() We need to sense our need of a Savior to come to Him. Christ died to take away our sins and change our lives to be more like Him. It is our choice to receive this gift but we can reject the idea if we so chose. This affects conscience and opens up the door to true repentance. Our minds (and hearts!) are touched and we see sin for what it really is. The Bible teaches that the Spirit of Christ leads us to repent and receive a pardon from God. We need to come to Christ with our heavily laden hearts. They mistakenly believe that repentance opens up the way to forgiveness. Unfortunately a lot of people don’t understand repentance. This awakening is caused by the Holy Spirit touching our hearts helping us to recognize our problem. The need for repentance occurs following an awakening in our conscience. ![]()
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