In one of the original episodes of Law and Order, some 15 years ago, I\u2019ll never forget the scene of the three cops doing an all-night stake out from their parked car. It\u2019s 3:00 AM or so and over black coffee they\u2019re talking about the regrets of their lives. The guy in the front under the wheel said he regretted being a jerk to his wife most of their married lives before she died. The cop riding shotgun said he regretted chronically stealing money as a teenager from this hard-working father\u2019s wallet. The third cop is in the back with his eyes closed, half-asleep. And they said to him, \u201cHey sergeant, what do you regret?\u201d\u009d And he finally mumbled out, \u201cI regret everything.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
There\u2019s just a little part of me that can identify. I have my share of sin and regret that stem from a self-centered heart. And the message of the angel, that \u201cto you is born a Savior who is Christ the Lord\u201d\u009d, is the most wonderful news I ever heard. Would you agree?<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t care how low you\u2019ve sunk, there is no reason to give up or think only somber, gloomy thoughts. I\u2019m with you in that I cannot undo my past. But I am privilege to point to a Savior that can wash us clean. Jesus never once in the narrative of the New Testament turned away a helpless sinner who fled to him….<\/p>\n