What I failed to comprehend the first time through Wesley's sermon was not context, or the underlying meanings and subtle pretenses of sins and individual indifference, it was really how this sermon from the 18th century can still be relevant in my life. Most people have been discussing sin nature, suffering and how God fits into these concepts. What I got out of this sermon was a deeper love for God in His saving grace.Wesley reminds me of how imperfect I am, and no matter what I can do on this Earth, the only thing that stands between me and condemnation is Christ sitting at the right hand of God mediating on my behalf. I didn't realize any of this until after church tonight really, Samantha and I were talking about how we had developed a habit of using Olsen-esque hand motions when we talk and I started thinking about Wesley again and how I hadn't thought at all about anything outside of the in-class discussion on his sermon. Typically this doesn't bother me at all, but God wasn't letting me off easily this time, and grace is always a concept I've had trouble with, I want to somehow repay God for what He does for me and I can't which frustrates me to no end. 2 Samuel 24:17 was really what brought me back to this thought. This opening verse in Wesley's sermon hit me hard when I reread it, Davids admission of guilt and admonishment of how he had sinned yet the lamb had not is such a beautiful description of God's grace and how we can never deserve His love but He takes no wrong into account after our redemption through Christ. Definitely something I needed to hear, not on an intellectual level but on a personal level.
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