"Before this faith came, we were prisoners by the law, locked up until faith should be revealed. So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith."
Galatians 3:23, 24
Do you have a certain one of the ten commandments that makes you squirm? Maybe it's "Thou shalt not take the Lord's name in vain" because you have a hard time restraining your tongue. Or maybe it's "Honor your father and mother" because they were horrible parents. Maybe you'd rather be on the golf course on the Sabbath. Maybe the memory of a shoplifting incident weighs heavily on your conscience. Have you had an affair? Told a lie? "All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God."
The law has a way of convicting us, showing us our dirty deeds like an embarrassing stain on our shirt, but it need not lock us in a prison of guilt, thanks be to Christ! If you are guilty of adultery, confess it and let it lead you to the cross, for it's by his stripes we are healed. He paid our debt to set us free - but NEVER take that lightly! He despised the shame of hanging naked on that cross, being mocked and spat upon, becoming sin for us while the face of the Father turned away in disgust. Hebrews 12:2 says, "Look unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God."
To repent of our sin means to confess it, turn from it and change your ways. Open the locked doors of your heart. Christ came to set you free, to break the chains that bind. You are forgiven now go and soar like an eagle!
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