BRING CHRIST YOUR BROKEN LIFE
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I ‘m sure you recognize the title above as the name of a song often sung in worship assemblies. What a hopeful thought it is to know that we can bring broken and damaged lives to Jesus and that He can repair and restore us by His grace!
Sin does great damage to our
souls. No accountable person escapes its
devastating power (Romans
But, that doesn’t have to be the
end of the story. Lives marred by sin
and broken by transgression can be healed.
But, the sinner must first admit his problem. He must quit covering up his wrongs and
concealing his pain. As Jesus said, “It is not those who are healthy who need a
physician, but those who are sick” (Matthew
Another class of people could be helped (saved). They were the folks who knew their own shortcomings. They recognized their own failings and gladly heard and followed their Savior. Like Peter, they could say honestly about themselves, “1 am a sinful man, O Lord” (Luke 5:8). Like sinful David, these broken-hearted people weep over their own sins (Psalms 51:17). Like the humble publican, penitent sinners confess their sins and beg for mercy, instead of bragging about their supposed righteousness (Luke 18:9-14).
It was said of Jesus, “This man receives sinners” (Luke 15:1-2). Yes, and thank God it is so! But, may we all remember that there is only
one kind of sinner whom Christ can help.
It is the humble, contrite, broken-hearted, truly penitent, confessing
sinner who falls down at His feet in poverty of spirit, and asks, “What shall I do, Lord?” (Acts