The Tomato that Ate Cleveland
Halloween 25
It's that time of year again, when horror becomes the pastime du jour.
But most of what passes for horror is only silliness.
Want to see real horror?
Try repentance.
Don't bother looking into the ridiculously manufactured faces of Jason or Frankenstein.
Try looking into the face of our holy God, knowing that you have offended Him and that He does not have to do more than think about your death to make it happen, and that His face turned away will be eternity in howling darkness.
Think about sin, your sin.
You will know when you get it, when the reality of it dawns on you.
You will know.
Why have these people turned away?..They cling to deceit;..no one repents of his wickedness, saying, "What have I done?--Jeremiah 8:5-6
"What have I done?"
The sadness, the devastating reality, the...repentance.
That is horror. Real horror.
Not the movies, not any fright fest, no trick or treating.
We have to go there, you know. And often.
Repentance is not a Sunday thing, not a just-before-church thing, not even a daily thing.
The best repentance comes right away, moment by moment, the same way we sin.
"What have I done?"
And when we know, and repent, Christ will show us again what He has done.
good morning friend....when I saw the title of this, I thought, the look of real horror would be standing at the cross looking at Jesus, realizing what he had done for me. And yes, that's what you said. Father--show us our sin. Thank you for forgiveness!
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So convicting, Joanne. And I echo what Jody Lee wrote -- seeing what my sin did to my Savior. So grateful for His incomprehensible grace, mercy and love!
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Susan