"Then one of the criminals that was hanged blasphemed Him and said, ' If you are the Christ save Yourself and us.'" - Luke 23:39
This criminal was on the cross, rightfully convicted of his crimes and he still had no change in his character. He wouldn't even acknowledge for himself that Jesus was the Christ.
This is the problem for so many of us. We have heard about Jesus, but we won't aknowledge that he is the Christ, the anointed one of God, Lord and Savior. We still come to God for some divine hook-up to get out of our mess. We view God like a stimulus package - we know it won't last forever, but we just want to get our benefits today. In the midst of our spiral downward, we still won't change.
God requires change in our lives if we truly want the blessings of God. God requires humility. The responsibility for change falls to each of God. God will give us the strength to live the new life in Christ. Will I (we) trust Him enough to sincerely change because we know that following Him is the only way our situation will ever change?
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