We do not receive the benefits of salvation, the benefits of Jesus' work on the cross, automatically. We need to call upon the Lord and to seek Him. There is time-frame within which God can be found, and that time-frame is now. A time will come when that there is final judgment, and at that point it will be too late to seek the Lord. So we need to seek Him now.
This means turning from our ways, and giving up our thoughts. What do we hear when we listen to the news, or listen to debates on television? We hear people who are not willing to turn from their ways, nor to give up their unrighteous thoughts. The current debates on homosexuality are an example of this. We should not get discouraged when we observe this happening, it is exactly as God has said it will be. Moreover, there come times when men and women are convicted by the Holy Spirit, when they begin to see the light and they turn from their ways to God's ways. So we should not be discouraged, nor should we be resigned to the current situation. Things can and do change.
When they do turn to God, He has mercy on them and freely pardons. We see this working out in the life of Jesus. Whenever anyone turned to Him in faith He forgave and blessed them.
We also need to apply this to ourselves. Progress is made in our lives when we turn from our ways and give up fixed thoughts that we have, and turn to God instead.
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