A policeman once stopped a man for speeding. The man did not have any excuse for speeding and he knew that he did not have the money to pay a fine and his car insurance would go up. The policeman approached the car and began to do his duty. The man looked the policeman in the eye and asked. Sir, would you grant me “mercy”? The policeman looked into the eyes of the man and saw a real plea for mercy with regret for speeding. The policeman said “yes I will. I will grant you forgiveness for speeding.” The man was so thankful that his eyes got a little moist. The policeman went on his way and the man vowed to be more careful about his driving speed in the future.
The man was guilty and the policeman had the authority to give him a ticket or let him go. That is the way our GOD is about our guilt. He is willing to forgive us our sin, but He won’t if we are haughty or have no regret for it. We sometimes forget that we are sinners by nature. We cannot escape the fact that we are born sinners and cannot remove our sins from our souls. Only Jesus can do that. He paid the price for our sins with His own life and we can only be “saved” by Him.
BOTTOM LINE: The bible says the wages of sin is death. The only thing is if we die for our sins, that still does not remove them and put them away from GOD’S sight. Only Jesus can do that……….AMEN
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