Are you oblivious?

I have said some really dumb things in the 31+ years that I have been alive. I have hurt a lot of people with the stuff that came out of my mouth. No, I did not have super acidic saliva, but a tongue that could pierce the soul. I was mainly a sarcastic person, and that mixed in with selfishness and self-righteousness was a cocktail for brutal behavior.

At the time, I was very oblivious to all of my behavior. Now I look back and realize that I was a really bad kid! Things that I thought were everyone else’s fault have come full circle in my brain and I now realize what I did.

Well, that is kinds the same with our relationship with Christ. Before we knew him, we were oblivious to the sin that was in our lives, and we even would think that is there was nothing wrong with the things that we were doing. We need to see ourselves for who we really are…sinners.

I used to believe that if you kept the Ten Commandments to the exact letter then that was your ticket through the pearly gates. That was not what the tablets were intended for. The Law of Moses makes me realize today how much of a sinner I really am. It acts like a mirror, showing me how sinful I really am.

But wait, there is hope after all. That is where the sacrifice of Christ comes in. No matter how sinful we are, we can accept Jesus and all of our sins will be gone…yes, GONE!! This acceptance of him will transform our lives. If you don’t believe me, try it for yourself.