The Surgeon of Your Soul

God knows the hearts in all of humanity and is not ignorant of our sinful/selfish ways. Over and over the Bible speaks of God being holy, He’s entirely opposed to sin and death. Yet God comes to us in Jesus and claims to have a solution. His solution was not to avoid us, or punish us, but rather to deal with our sin. God shows us His law so that we would clearly know His expectations, and we must agree with Him that we have utterly failed. But the good news in Jesus is that God loves you enough to pay the penalty for your sins on the cross. God’s full and final Word is a “sword to pierce your soul”, to bring you healing for your sins with His truth and His love. While sinners need a diagnosis to admit the filth that’s in our hearts, God’s Word from the cross is our only hope. Will we grow in our trust that only grace can save me, or will we insist on proving that we’re good enough by our works?