RIGHTEOUSNESS AND HOLINESS

Ephesians 4:24 (NKJV) 24 and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
    Once by the side of a dying man he asked, "Is there hope for me, I am about to die and my life has been no good?" I asked if he would listen carefully to Gods message of salvation, "Yes," he answered and set his eyes on me. I explained, God is interested in strange people, weak, sneaky, lost and weary, He wants us to know Him. "How can we do that," he asked,"Isn't God perfect, how can He be interested in me?" Quoting Romans 6:23 (NKJV) 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord, hearing those words of truth, he asked, "Why would God give me a gift that I don't deserve?" I then shared John 3:16 (NKJV) 16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life, he began to weep and asked, "That, is even for me?"
    This man on his death bed in hospice asked Jesus to come into his life, as he finished he smiled and said, "I have never felt such relief and joy at the same time, is this what being saved is like?" My friends you too can experience Gods forgiveness, but you must have the passion of a dying man for Christ. Then and only then will you know the new man, in true righteousness and holiness.
Heavenly Father may our hearts trust you completely, may we seek You now before it is too late. Let our searching find understanding in You and may those around us see You in our lives. Amen