Preparing for Sunday

Song Highlight: His Mercy Is More

Have you ever experienced feelings of guilt over past sins that you have committed? Maybe a burden of regret for your life before Christ? If you're like me, this can be a struggle that comes frequently. Feeling remorse over sin long ago confessed to God can drag us down and cause us to feel debilitated at times, thinking God is angry with us and we need to do something to make it right. Really what we're doing at that moment is not trusting in the power of Christ's sacrifice on our behalf but rather trusting in ourselves for forgiveness. It is a tragic and hateful thing to doubt the glorious work of our Savior.

That's why this song has been a tremendous blessing to the church. It reminds us that though our sins are many, they were paid for completely by Christ and we are completely forgiven in Him. There is no longer any guilt before God. We have been shown great mercy and His grace pardons our sin. 

Though we continue to sin, we can have great confidence that He will forgive us again, and again, and again. We should have conviction over our sin, but not guilt. Guilt is our feeling that we stand condemned before God or that we need to do something to bring redemption on our own. Conviction leads us to the cross where our sin is forgiven and we are set free. The Christian is no longer bound by the guilt of sin but is set free in Christ Jesus to dwell in the riches of His grace. And we can have great peace knowing this simple fact: Our sins are many, but Christ's mercy is more.