We Desperately Need Saving!

 

"He [Jesus] is able to save completely those who come to God through Him, because He always lives to intercede for them. . . . He sacrificed for their sins once for all when He offered Himself. . . . [Now God says,] ‘For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.’" Hebrews 7:25, 27b, 8:12 NIV

We have found a way, we think, to deal with the sinfulness in our society and within ourselves. We simply refuse to feel guilty. We brush guilt aside with pithy little sayings, even in the Church, because we don’t want to feel uncomfortable. We want to feel good about ourselves, to enjoy life, and to believe that, underneath it all, we are good people.

If that were all true, we wouldn’t need a Savior . . . and Jesus would have died for no reason!

However, we desperately need saving and we desperately need a Savior. The apostle Paul wrote to Titus (another missionary) and said: "At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved to all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another" (3:3 NIV). Amazingly, that one sentence seems to describes America this very week. Groups living in malice (wickedness that is not ashamed to break laws) and envy (wanting what others have) are attacking each other, determined not to allow someone else to even have a difference of opinion. People are hated and hate others simply because they think the other person voted for the "wrong" candidate. They are afraid of a future that has yet to appear, afraid of circumstances that may never happen. They chase after all kinds of passions (sexual lusts) and pleasures, thinking that will bring them happiness.

We desperately need saving!

The Lord Jesus is able to save completely! When we come to God through Him, He intercedes for us. He was sacrificed for our sins and, when God forgives us, our sins are remembered no more! We might remember them, but God does not! They are covered under the precious blood of the Lord Jesus.
It is well worth humbling ourselves and admitting that we need saving. It is well worth humbling ourselves and look to our Savior. It is well worth humbling ourselves and confess our sins. "He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1:9). If we want to find a solution to the craziness in our society, we need to look no further than our need for a savior. And on this day celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life and ministry, we need to know that Dr. King himself looked to the Savior and knew that the ultimate solution to the problems in this world was the Lord Jesus Christ: "Bound by the chains of his own sin and finiteness, man needs a Savior." (http://www.cbn.com/special/BlackHistory/ATS_MLK_Salvation.aspx)

Jesus is that Savior!

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