An old preacher once said, "Repentance damns more than sins do.” Here is what he meant. When men begin to see the enormity of their guilt and the fierceness of the wrath of God, they will run to anything for salvation, except to Christ the Lord. They will even rely and depend upon their repentance, instead of looking to and casting themselves upon Christ.

    I would never lessen the importance of repentance, but repentance is not our Savior. Yes, we must be brought by the Spirit to turn aside from our idols and self-righteousness, but in leading us away from those things, the Spirit of grace causes us to turn to and look only unto Christ and His work of redemption for righteousness and salvation. Be warned. Do not look to or depend upon your repentance! Do not look to or depend upon your faith! Do not look to or depend upon your works! Do not look or depend upon your feelings! Do not look to or depend upon your prayers! Do not look to or depend upon your tears! Do not look to or depend upon your experience! Look to the Lord Jesus Christ and depend upon Him Who alone satisfied all the requirements of God for the salvation of sinners by His substitutionary, justice-satisfying death upon the cross.

    In conversion, we look to Christ. "Look unto Me and be ye saved all the ends of the earth: for I am God and there is none else“ ( Isaiah 45:22). We continue our life of faith by looking to Christ. “Looking unto Jesus the Author and Finisher of our faith“ (Hebrews 12:2). Someday in eternal glory, we will forevermore look upon His blessed face; then we shall “See Him as He is“ ( 1 John 3:2).