Every Friday I try to post something related to Gospel centrality. And, I was thinking this AM about how little I really “feel” my need of the Gospel. Sure, press me objectively and I realize that as a sinner, I am separated from God and without hope apart from Christ. But, subjectively, I thought I did pretty well this morning on my own. And, this is a particularly frightening thing to me.
You see the reality is that I am a sinner. In preparation for Sunday’s sermon on Hebrews 4:12-13, it was intriguing to see the way God’s Word is so effective at cutting through the surface to the real, substantial issues of the heart. Furthermore, God’s Word will render us guilty as we stand before God someday. I need to be one who enters God’s rest not because I pulled my bootstraps up and finally got with the program. I need to enter God’s rest by ceasing from my works (Hebrews 4:10). Therefore, today, in those moments you don’t feel your need of the Gospel, take a moment, pause, and consider your soul. The reality is that you need the Gospel far more than you let on…