Have you ever had detention at school? Staying after school because you messed up. Come on be honest, did it happen more then once? Have you parents ever grounded you? Once, twice, three, or four times? Hold on a minute, they punished you for the first time wasn’t that enough? How come they punished you again the second, third and fourth times? They punished you because that’s what happens; we get punished for every time we do something wrong. The police officer doesn’t book an adult for speeding and then say OK from now on this one fine covers any time you speed in the future. Gods slightly different he knows we will stuff up again, and again, that’s why he sent Jesus to die for our mistakes. On the cross Jesus paid for our past mistakes and he will pay for our future mistakes. Our part in the deal? That’s simple don’t take this for granted, and try not to stuff up. And probably the most important part. When we do muck up we are to say sorry to God and ask for his forgiveness. Not just the first time, not just the second, third or forth time. But we are to say sorry every time we stuff up and Jesus pays the price.
