Chatting with Jesus
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Lord, how do misguided people determine who is eligible for redemption and who isn’t? Are those who have “sinned too much” not qualify for salvation? Many misguided “believers” believe you keep a count of their sins. Once a person exceeds that number, they have crossed the rubicon, and their chance for redemption flies out the window. Simply put, they have sinned too much for you to redeem them. Centuries ago, people used an expression to refute someone’s nonsense: “Hogwash.” That word is appropriate here.
Biblical scholars teach that unbelief in who Jesus claimed to be is the only obstruction to salvation (John 3:18). God didn’t send his Son into this world to redeem those who only sin a little. We are all sinners. They take home a pen from the office and fail to return it. Or maybe fill their purse with extra condiments at the fast-food joint. Maybe tell a little white lie when their spouse asks what they are thinking. We never give a second thought to these little “sins.” And yes, I’m guilty of these too.
Lord, I’ve never considered murdering someone, although driving the freeways in the Dallas/Fort Worth area creates that temptation. I’ve never mugged anyone, stolen a car, or robbed an ATM, but I’m guilty of sin as if I had done those things.
Scriptures details how you used dishonest, less than stellar people, to deliver humanity’s Redeemer— Jesus, to the world. The Savior of the world genealogy has some tainted characters, but they contributed to your plan of bringing salvation to the world through Jesus. Man’s plan for salvation resting on doing good works is hogwash. God’s plan and purpose rest on Christ’s righteousness, not our human worthiness.
Lord, no one has strayed too far into sin who you cannot redeem. You, Jesus, are the hope of the world. Amen
THANKFUL 