I have been in the process of doing some small task and realize that I have done something wrong. Then, I know that I will either suffer the consequences or do something to make it right. At other times, I will say something and immediately regret it. Again, I then have to apologize and try to make it right. Why do we make these mistakes and then suffer for them? Frankly, it is because we are sinners by nature and by behavior. In many ways we are only doing what our sin nature requires that we do.
Romans 5:17 says, “For if, because of one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.” Before believing in Jesus Christ, our sins and weaknesses ruled over us. But when we receive salvation by the free gift of grace, His righteousness is able to rule in us. He makes us new creatures, able to act and react differently by letting His righteousness rule in us.
Reluctant Retiree 