That Moment!

I am thinking of another hymn we used to sing. The title is: To God Be the Glory.

The first line begins, "To God be the glory, great things He has done. So loved He the world that He gave us His Son..."

It's a truly great hymn of praise.

But right now I am pondering this line from the second verse:
"The vilest offender who truly believes - that moment from Jesus a pardon receives!"

"That moment" - that moment -.....no probation time, no internship, no "let's try it for 30 days and see if you can handle it"....no trial period, no further education or training needed....no application to fill out and be reviewed!

"That moment"!

Remember the jailer in Acts 16:31?  His urgent question to Paul
and Silas was just "What must I do to be saved?"

The answer? "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved!"

"That moment from Jesus a pardon received"....

Still the greatest mystery of all -- why does He care that much about us?All our lives - now and forever - are about "that moment!"