Let Jesus Forgive You | Fr. Mike Schmitz | SEEK24

imagine the moment that here you're dead now and you're standing before the Gates of Heaven and they ask you a question they just say why should we let you in like what's your answer a lot of us well I I'm I'm good I'm a good person I keep the Commandments I went to seek 24 like um I I I go to Sunday mass like I let a Bible study for crying out loud like I I talked to people they came to Jesus that's great um I didn't hurt too many people I didn't kill anyone okay that's congratulations the same time you realize this that none of those are the right answers even after all that work even after all those steps you and I will still have a broken heart scripture says that right scripture says all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God and not only that but even if so many of us who say we're a good person are we really what if you're not what if I'm not honestly what if I'm not a good person what if I am someone who's hurt someone what if I'm not someone who shows up and prays regularly what if I actually what if I actually am someone what if I actually have killed someone here's the question then what what kind of steps can I take what if I'm not a good person what kind of steps can I take then you guys this is what we just heard Dr s talk about this is the good news what we heard monor Shay talk about last night this is the great news is that every one of us we've all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God and yet he still wants you that's crazy I love what St Paul wrote to the Romans he said this he said he said you know for a good person for someone who's who's who's who's who is that kind of heroic person for someone who is that kind of kind and nice person you might find someone who's courageous enough to die but then he says but God proves his love for us in that while we were still Sinners while our hearts were still just torn apart while we were still broken while we were still his enemies that's when Christ died for us that's the because that's the reality is that who's taken the steps you don't need to take the steps God has taken all the steps Jesus Christ has taken all the steps in fact he can't go any further he couldn't take any more steps even if he wanted to think about the think about the incredible immeasurable infinite number of steps that God took to leave heaven to be in the womb of Mary to be born in a cave you realize that when Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River I don't know if you know this but geologically or geographically or somewhere metaphysically that is that's the lowest spot on the face of the Earth where the Jordan River enters Into the Dead Sea where Jesus was baptized he went as low as possible on the cross Jesus let he let them take everything from him they took his freedom B nailing his hands to the Cross they took his independence nailing his feet to the Cross they took his dignity by stripping his clothes off of him they covered him with shame and he gladly accepted it because why because he will not limit the number of steps he's willing to take for you in fact we know this after he dies where does he go he goes literally all the way to sha all the way to hell why because there's not any number of steps that Jesus won't take for you he's taken all the steps CU he's he's loved you when you're unlovable he wants you when you're unwanted everything that it is to be Catholic comes down to one question and that one question is this does God have your permission to love you as you are see a lot of times we say well yeah of course God can love me I mean but he can love me later yeah God can love me he Lov me when I'm better he can love me when I'm fixed he love me when I'm when I'm whole he can love me when I don't have a broken heart anymore he can love me when I'm Holier he can love me after my New Year's e New Year's resolutions kick in like he can love me at some point in the future but the question is not that the question is not will you give God permission to love you at some point the question is will you give God permission to love you right now because it's only you right now that he wants to love it's only right now that he can love he has taken every step that he possibly can to get to your heart except for one there's only one step left again that leads us to this moment this moment is so important God has gone as far as he can one step remains your step your yes we get to the Gates of Heaven why should we let you in the only answer is because Jesus has died for me this is the only answer get to the Gates of Heaven why should we let you in because the son has died for me this is a second half to that because Jesus has died for me so now I live for him that's the answer why should we let you in because Jesus has taken all the steps and and I let him I just took one you know so often people when it comes to tonight we have a transf for confession where we just get to say Jesus I'm going to let you heal me an adoration where we get to say Jesus I'm going to let you hold me that's it tonight we have these are two choices it's that a regret it's that a resentment it's either tonight Jesus heal me or Jesus hold me so often people say religion is a crutch that religion is a uh it's a straight jacket the religion is this thing that binds us actually you know it's interesting cuz the word reare religion actually means to bind I if you knew that so when someone says religion is a is is a straight jacket religion just binds us they're not wrong we're legare to bind here's the great great news though I need that you know the word sin comes from the German word Sund which means Sunder when I sin I'm fractured when I sin I'm split when I sin I have a broken heart and so what do I need I need to be bound I need to be held I need to be healed tonight tonight there's only one step left unstepped will you let yourself be healed will you let yourself be held will you let yourself be loved Jesus has taken all the steps except this last step this one step this last step is all it takes and this last step is yours to [Music] take

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Published: Wed Mar 27 2024