Do we feel loved by God when God, or another person, reveals our sin to us? Or do we feel singled-out and condemned? The answer to that question does not tell as much about our view of ourselves as it does about our view of God. When we are confronted with our sin, our typical response is to shrink back into isolation, fear, shame, condemnation, and self-pity. However, if this is the case, our eyes are still on ourselves. The goal is to get to a place where the magnitude of our sin reveals to us the magnitude of God. The degree to which we see our sin is directly proportionate to the degree to which we see God. If our sin is minimal in our eyes, then God’s grace is minimal in our eyes. If our sin is inconsequential, then the cross becomes inconsequential. Jesus says, “blessed are those who weep over their sin”. Why? Because their weeping is not rooted simply in how great their sin is, but in how great God is. They understand that “I am great sinner and Christ is a great Savior”–John Newton. Weep not only over your sin, but that God loves and extends grace in spite of it.
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