I am enjoying Chuck Colson’s book, Who Speaks for God? Chuck Colson was President Nixon’s “hatchet man”. Chuck went from dirty politician to founder of a prison ministry. Here is an excerpt where he thinks back to the night he was born again. During the throes of Watergate, I went to talk with my friend Tom Phillips. I was curious, maybe a little envious, about the changes in his life. His explanation—that he “accepted Jesus Christ”---baffled me. I was tired, empty inside, sick of scandal and accusations, but not once did I see myself as having really sinned. Politics was a dirty business, and I was really good at it. And what I had done, I rationalized, was no different from the usual political maneuvering. What’s more, right and wrong were relative, and my motives were for the good of the country—or so I believed. But that night when I left Tom’s home and sat alone in my car, my own sin—not just dirty politics, but the hatred and pride and evil so deep within me—was thrust before my eyes forcefully and painfully. For the first time in my life I felt unclean, and worst of all, I could not escape. In those moments of clarity, I found myself driven irresistibly into the arms of the living God. End quote. Obviously, most of us aren’t dirty politicians. But Chuck’s sins of hate and pride are common. All of us have our own unique sin profile, just as our personality is unique. We ALL have sinned against God in our own ways and need to be reconciled with Him. Romans 3:23 says, “all have sinned.” Sins great and small are still sin in God’s eyes (James 2:10). Jesus died a horrible death on the cross and paid the penalty for my sin and for yours. But that great gift of grace, everlasting life with Him in heaven, has to be personally accepted. I used to think I would make it to heaven because I wasn’t a bad person. I had always tried to live by the Golden Rule. I never hurt anyone. I was being the best person I could be. But there is no “I” in Jesus. If we didn’t need Him, He wouldn’t have had to die on the cross. Jesus said you must be born again. Believe Him and live.
Posted on: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 15:12:12 +0000
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