Last Sunday was Pentecost Sunday
when we celebrate the Holy Spirit’s outpouring not only upon the disciples but
also upon the crowds who gathered to hear them. The Spirit gave the disciples
the ability to declare with power the wonderful works of God. When they did so,
they preached Christ crucified for sinners and the Holy Spirit convicted the
crowd for their sins. Peter expressly says that they had a hand in the
crucifixion of Jesus.
If the Spirit is present with us, we should understand that
this is the connection of our sins to Jesus on the cross. He died for our sins.
Those of us who are in Christ already understand this but when we come to
understand it again, each time it cuts us to the heart. We realize that Jesus
died for sinners, for you, for me, and also He died because of sins, your sins
and mine. This makes His death personal to us and it requires a response from
us. That response is confession and repentance and His response to us is
forgiveness.
So, I pray that the Holy Spirit moves you to confess and
repent of your sins, for Jesus went to the cross so that you can be freed from
them and forgiven for them and stand before Him without guilt, shame or
condemnation. May the Spirit now reveal any present sins that you need to
confess to Him today.
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