Now that the election is over and the dust has settled, I look back on it all and there is a group of people for whom I feel particular empathy. My heart goes out to women who chose to have an abortion and now feel that they can never be forgiven. As the abortion debate rages on, they are reminded continually of their mistake.
I wonder if there is someone listening now who feels ongoing guilt over the decision to have an abortion. Maybe for you it’s a secret sin. Even your family doesn’t know about the pregnancy. Deep down, you think you can never be forgiven.
If that is where you are at, you feel continually guilty about an abortion or some other sin, let me be your pastor for just a few seconds. The book of Hebrews describes the supremacy of the priestly ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ. Hebrews 10 focuses on the sufficiency of Christ’s death on the cross to pay the penalty for sin. Verse :13 reads
“because by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.(Heb 10:14).”
If you believe in Jesus, then he has paid the penalty for your sin once and for all. Even if you chose to have an abortion.
But, remember, you are forgiven only if you truly turn in repentance from your sin, and put your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
If you are haunted by something in your past, be assured that there is hope because of the Lord Jesus Christ. Talk to the pastor of a Bible believing, Christ-centered church, soon.
