Amen!! This one day let us connect with Christ and not let go. We must moment by moment cling to Christ in order to resist the temptation to sin. We need not reject Christ to lose our connection, it can happen by neglecting to cling to Him by letting our mind wander away from Him.
When the soul surrenders itself to Christ, a new power takes possession of the new heart. A change is wrought which man can never accomplish for himself. It is a supernatural work, bringing a supernatural element into human nature. The soul that is yielded to Christ becomes His own fortress, which He holds in a revolted world, and He intends that no authority shall be known in it but His own. A soul thus kept in possession by the heavenly agencies is impregnable to the assaults of Satan. But unless we do yield ourselves to the control of Christ, we shall be dominated by the wicked one. We must inevitably be under the control of the one or the other of the two great powers that are contending for the supremacy of the world. It is not necessary for us deliberately to choose the service of the kingdom of darkness in order to come under its dominion. We have only to neglect to ally ourselves with the kingdom of light. If we do not co-operate with the heavenly agencies, Satan will take possession of the heart, and will make it his abiding place. The only defense against evil is the indwelling of Christ in the heart through faith in His righteousness. Unless we become vitally connected with God, we can never resist the unhallowed effects of self-love, self-indulgence, and temptation to sin. We may leave off many bad habits, for the time we may part company with Satan; but without a vital connection with God, through the surrender of ourselves to Him moment by moment, we shall be overcome. Without a personal acquaintance with Christ, and a continual communion, we are at the mercy of the enemy, and shall do his bidding in the end.
Sadly, many who ought to know better are still resisting this truth and believe the road to heaven is much wider than it is. They believe they can sin a known sin and retain salvation. They think that justification is a progressing process by which when we sin a known sin we still have Jesus in the heart when in fact the Holy Spirit is not in the heart, but speaking to the mind wanting back in. God allows for sin, but does not forgive it until the heart is fully surrendered and the Spirit has possession of both heart and mind. God wants the whole heart, not part of it. If we sin, it is because we have neglected to maintain our connection with Christ. But, He does not leave us. No, He is right there if we have not grieved the Holy Spirit so that we cannot hear His still small voice. Where is Jesus when we sin a known sin, by our side pleading for entrance. He is our Advocate before the Father pleading His blood that we be given more time. Soon, that opportunity will close for the whole world. Today, it closes for many who have hardened the heart so that it cannot be transformed.
"My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous." 1 John 2:1. God does not excuse sin, but as long as our probation remains open, He will forgive it if we come to true repentance. Thus, we do see a progressive work of both learning of Him and the plan of salvation and growing in our character so that we can resist the temptation to sin. Moses sinned at the end of his life which came not naturally but because he sinned. God did not excuse his sin, but forgave him his sin when he repented. His repentance was quick and deep. I believe the pain he suffered because he had hurt God was so horrible that he would never sin again. God could not translate him because it would have been misunderstood by the apostate nation. But, he raised Moses from the grave and took him to the real promised land.
We ought not treat our sins lightly thinking God excuses them, as many do. We ought to grieve over what they do to our Lord and Savior. Godly sorrow over them will lead to a repentance not to be repented of.