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Steps to Jesus
God is drawing the hearts of His sinful children to Himself with
His gentle love. He is much more patient with our faults and mistakes
than are our earthly parents. He wants to save all His children. He
gently and kindly invites the sinner to come to Him and the wanderer
to return. All God’s promises, all His warnings, tell us of His eternal
love.
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At times Satan comes to us to tell us that we are great sinners.
But when he comes, we must look to our Redeemer and talk of His
power and goodness. As we look to Him, He will help us. We will
tell Satan that we know we have sinned, but “Christ Jesus came into
the world to save sinners.”
1 Timothy 1:15
. We may be saved by His
perfect love.
Jesus asked Simon about two people who owed money. One
owed his master a small sum of money; the other owed a very large
sum. The master forgave them both. Christ asked Simon which man
would love his master most. Simon said, “I suppose ... that it would
be the one who was forgiven most.”
Luke 7:43
.
We have been great sinners, but Christ died so that we could
be forgiven. His priceless sacrifice is worth enough to pay for our
sins. Those who are forgiven most will love Him most. They will
be closest to Him in heaven, and they will praise Him for His great
love and infinite sacrifice.
When we fully understand the love of God, we most clearly see
how terrible sin is. When we see how far He has reached down
to touch us and save us, our hearts are made tender. When we
understand something of Christ’s sacrifice, then we are truly sorry
for our sins, and our hearts are full of love for Him.
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