Sunday, October 11, 2015

Where Christ Is

Where Christ Is loved, sin is hated;
Where Christ is sweet, sin is nauseating;
Where Christ is precious, sin is heinous;
Where Christ is lifted up, sin is detested;
Where Christ is enjoyed, sin is renounced;
Where Christ is dear, sin is hideous;
Where Christ is treasured, self is abased;
Where Christ is remembered, sin is revolting;
Where Christ is King, self is nothing.
Where Christ is Great, sin is disgusting;
Where Christ is esteemed, sin is loathsome;
Where Christ is received, sin is erased;
Where Christ is followed, self is denied;
Where Christ is Captain, sin is conquered;
Where Christ is needed, sin is felt;
Where Christ is regarded, self is disdained;
Where Christ is esteemed, sin is sickening;
Where Christ is cherished, sin is shocking;
Where Christ is wonderful, sin is repulsive;
Where Christ is highly prized, self is highly detested;
Where Christ is adored, sin is abhorred;
Where Christ is Savior, sin is pardoned;
Where Christ is exalted, pride is put down;
Where Christ is feared, sin is avoided;
Where Christ is reigning, sin is put down;
Where Christ is sought, sin is forsaken;
Where Christ is Peace, sin is disturbing;
Where Christ is appreciated, sin is refused;
Where Christ is All in All; sin is bitter;
Where Christ is lovely, sin is ugly;
Where Christ is preeminent, sin is insidious;
Where Christ is worshipped, sin is forsaken; and
Where Christ Is present, sin is gone.

Have you received Christ Jesus Himself into your heart by faith in His shed blood? *John 1:12*  Right after you receive the Lord Jesus Christ as your Sin-Bearer, you will begin to love God and to hate your sins.  When you love someone, you won't misrepresent, mistreat or misjudge them.  When you love someone, you want to spend time with them, you like to spend money on them, you like to think about them, and can't wait to talk to them again.  If you love someone, you stay away from their enemies, and you rejoice in their victories.  Do you love God?

Trust now in the substitutionary, atoning sacrifice of Christ Jesus Himself; trust Him to take your sins away, and blot them out forever with His own Blood.  O God, I am heartily sorry my sins and rejection of Christ which have offended You; I detest all my sins most of all because they offend You. O God, who are all Good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Your grace, to confess my sins and forsake them, and to love you sincerely for Christ's sake.  Christ died for the ungodly; the Just for the unjust; the Innocent for the guilty; the Worthy for the unworthy; the Sinless for the sinful; the Best for the worst.

Trust God Incarnate who was crucified for your sins and rose from the dead the third day to save your soul from the love of sin and the wrath of God.  Trust Christ's Precious Blood entirely, and you are freely forgiven this very instant. Part with your sins and self-righteousness; and trust Jesus' Blood Atonement now (Romans 5:8-9); Receive Christ Himself into your heart by faith (John 1:12; James 1:21; Romans 5:11; Ephesians 2:8-9).