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As a young girl I once saw an old black-and-white Cecil B. DeMille film on the life of Jesus, titled "King of Kings." The film was very moving, and when I watched the crucifixion scene, I began to weep. I realized Jesus had died for me and that my sin had nailed Him to the cross. My mother led me in prayer as I confessed my sin to God and told Him I was sorry. I thanked Jesus for dying for my sin and asked God to forgive me. I told Him I believed Jesus had risen from the dead, and I invited Him to come live in my heart. I don't remember any dramatic sensation afterward, but I knew my sin had been forgiven and I had been born again. That prayer began a love relationship with Jesus that is more real to me than any other. And I would like to share it with you... Only God, through Christ, has the power to forgive sin.1It doesn't matter how big the sin is or how small, it doesn't matter how long ago it was committed or how recently. It doesn't matter whether it was spontaneous or malicious. God will forgive you if you come to Him at the cross of Jesus Christ. God forgave the men who nailed His Son to the cross--when they asked Him to.2 So why do you think He won't forgive you when you ask? What do you think is beyond the forgiveness of God? Abortion?--Adultery?--Abuse?--Hate?--Hypocrisy?--Doubt? --Divorce?--Drunken-ness?--Or Immorality?--Or Murder?--Or _____________? You fill in the blank. There is nothing you have ever done that He cannot or will not forgive when He is humbly asked. A few years ago I found myself groping for a way to explain this to a woman who had been on death row for multiple murders and would be executed within ten hours of my visit. Tears glistened in her eyes as she looked at me beseechingly, needing assurance of the salvation she had claimed by faith six years earlier. That very night she would be stepping into eternity, and she was desperate for reassurance of her forgiveness by God. I asked her if she had