There can be a defining moment in your life. It may bring overwhelming temptation. It can touch your heart for someone in need. It may be a moment striking fear in your heart. There is power in a defining moment for good or evil. Your defining moment could be an impression upon your mind that changes your life. One defining moment is enough to set the direction of your life.
Your defining moment is enough to change your life forever, "looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God" (Hebrews 12:2). One moment is enough to see Jesus enduring the shame of your sins on the cross. Seeing Him who never sinned suffering for your sins is enough to be the defining moment in your life forever.
Unbelief refuses to think that a man dying on a cross many centuries ago could ever make any difference today. However, faith sees the Son of God dying for sinners. Faith testifies, "In my place condemned He died. He died for my sins, even all of them." The believer says, "The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin" (1 John 1:7).
What is faith that saves us from all of our sins? That faith is your defining moment, looking unto Jesus. One moment is enough, by the Spirit of grace, to change your life forever. When God's grace opens the eyes of your understanding, your defining moment is enough forever.
