Conversion

 

    People have been sinning against God since the beginning of humanity.  God still love people, so He sent Jesus to become the final sacrifice for sin.  If you believe in Jesus, then you will have salvation.  When you have salvation, you start experiencing conversion.  Conversion is the change that the Holy Spirit produces in you.

    The Holy Spirit convicts you of your sin to reveal your old nature.  Sin is powerful, but God is more powerful.  Jesus showed us that there is another and better way to live.  The Holy Spirit shows us how to do that in real time.  The law showed us what defined sin, but Jesus showed us how we are meant to live out the laws.  Sin should grieve the heart which brings about a response to change.

    When you see your sin as sin and it grieves your heart, then repentance is the next logical step.  Cry out to God about all you have done and ask for forgiveness.  This is not like an apology where you hope the other person will forgive you and you can move forward.  God accepts your repentance immediately and removes your sins as if they never happened.  It will not be brought up again by Him or used against you when you mess up.

    Sin should bring upon your heart Godly sorrow which means you regret and are ashamed of your sin.  Repentance means that you turn away from your sin as you turn to God.  You can't embrace a life of sin and God at the same time.  You either follow the path of sin or you follow the path God.  Following God while you are alive is your investment into your eternity.

    Faith in Jesus is the only way to obtain salvation and follow God.  Call upon God and you will not be rejected.  All you have to do is believe in your heart that Jesus is who he says he is.  That he died for your sins, resurrected, ascended to heaven, and will return again one day.  Then proclaim to the world what you believe.  Faith is trusting, clinging, and embracing Jesus as God.  It will bring conversion into your life.

Numbers 21:4-9, Luke 18:11-14, Acts 2:36-37, Romans 3:19-20, 10:5-13, & 2 Corinthians 7:8-10