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When’s Your Appointment??? A Word from THE WORD!!! #363
“And as it is appointed
unto men once to die,
but after this the judgment:
28 So Christ was once offered
to bear the sins of many;
and unto them that look for him
shall he appear the second time
without sin unto salvation.” Hebrews 9:27
As we look around us at the tragedies going on all over the world, and of late right here at home in the US, it should call us to “consider your ways”! (See Haggai 1:5 & 7). Are we looking to the cross? Are we blaming God? Are we questioning God’s sovereign control? Are we trying to stand in God’s place and judge why these things are happening? Or are we examining our own heart and life to see if we belong to Jesus; to see if we are pursuing God’s way, God’s Word and God’s Son, Jesus for our salvation by repenting of “my” sin and believing in Jesus’ substitutionary atoning sacrifice to save us! The sacrifice of the sinless, perfect Lamb of God who came to “taketh away the sin of the world”! Over and over scripture is replete with the truth of the Gospel—and Jesus is that Gospel, by His blood. I simply want to spend this time with you, asking you to consider your ways and discern if you are ready to stand before God? Have you made that life-changing commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ? Have you made Jesus the king and center of your life, or have you simply gone your own way and tried to tack Jesus on to everything else that you want to have in your life?
It’s your choice but choose wisely, there is a test? The test of real faith is found in scripture; not a church roll, not religion, not baptism, not in good works! I pray that you will join me today as we peruse scripture for truth.
“Examine yourselves,
whether ye be in the faith;
prove your own selves.
Know ye not your own selves,
how that Jesus Christ is in you,
except ye be reprobates?” 2 Corinthians 13:5
Scripture tells us why Jesus came!
“And she shall bring forth a son,
and thou shalt call his name JESUS:
for he shall save his people from their sins.” Matthew 1:21
And the Apostle John records these things for us.
“He was in the world,
and the world was made by him,
and the world knew him not.
11 He came unto his own,
and his own received him not.
12 But as many as received him,
to them gave he power
to become the sons of God,
even to them that believe on his name:
13 Which were born,
not of blood,
nor of the will of the flesh,
nor of the will of man,
but of God.” John 1:10-13
Jesus himself, spoke truth to Nicodemus, a religious leader who like many today, had no clue of the truth of the Gospel!
“Jesus answered and said unto him,
Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
Except a man be born again,
he cannot see the kingdom of God…
…. 5 Jesus answered,
Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit,
he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 That which is born of the flesh
is flesh;
and that which is born of the Spirit
is spirit.
7 Marvel not that I said unto thee,
Ye must be born again.” Portions of John 3:3-7
Jesus made it clear that we only come to Him by the work of God’s Holy Spirit to convict and draw us to the cross.
“No man can come to me,
except the Father which hath sent me draw him:
and I will raise him up
at the last day.” John 6:44
Have you heard the voice of God calling you? Have you put off responding to God’s call? Have you ignored or rejected the call of God, because you wanted to do it your way and not God’s? Are you counting on your way to lead you to heaven? When we hear the call of God and respond by faith in Jesus’ substitutionary, atoning sacrifice for “my sin”, we can be born again into the kingdom of God, and receive the indwelling Holy Spirit. Can we really do that? Scripture says we must—it’s the proof that we belong to Jesus; it’s not your name on a church roll, good works, or any other work apart from the completed work of Jesus on the cross; and the indwelling Holy Spirit is the evidence of our spiritual parentage.
“So then they that are in the flesh
cannot please God.
9 But ye are not in the flesh,
but in the Spirit,
if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you.
Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ,
he is none of his.” Romans 8:8-9
God said it through the Apostle Paul, I didn’t! Just speaking truth! What will you do with it. And a reminder that there is a day coming when we will stand and be judged for our choices—for God or against Him. Some of the scriptures most impactful passages state this clearly. You decide—it is your choice! But choose wisely, remember, there is a test!
“And being found in fashion as a man,
he humbled himself,
and became obedient unto death,
even the death of the cross.
9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him,
and given him a name which is above every name:
10 That at the name of Jesus
every knee should bow,
of things in heaven,
and things in earth,
and things under the earth;
11 And that every tongue should confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.” Philippians 2:8-11
We are only able to stand by the blood of the Lamb which, “cleanseth us from all sin” (See 1 John 1:7)! The Apostle John was also given the truth of these things in the Revelation! Please take heart, for I pray that you will receive truth from God’s Word, and the convicting power of The Holy Spirit. To use an old adage, “You can be born once and you will die twice, or you can be born twice and die only once!”
“And I saw a great white throne,
and him that sat on it,
from whose face the earth and the heaven
fled away;
and there was found no place for them.
12 And I saw the dead,
small and great,
stand before God;
and the books were opened:
and another book was opened,
which is the book of life:
and the dead were judged out of those things
which were written in the books,
according to their works.
13 And the sea gave up the dead
which were in it;
and death and hell delivered up the dead
which were in them:
and they were judged
every man according to their works.
14 And death and hell
were cast into the lake of fire.
This is the second death.
15 And whosoever was not found written
in the book of life
was cast into the lake of fire.” Revelation 20:11-15
Why? Because we either believe in Jesus and accept the gift of HIS righteousness, or we go about to establish our own righteousness! In other words you can pay for your own sin, but the price for that is Hell!
“For all have sinned,
and come short of the glory of God;” Romans 3:23
“For the wages of sin is death;
but the gift of God is eternal life
through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 6:23
“For he hath made him to be sin for us,
who knew no sin;
that we might be made the righteousness of God
in him.” 2 Corinthians 5:21
Jesus paid it all! Are you trusting in His sacrifice for you? Or are you going your own way? You have an appointment coming? Will you be prepared? I pray that you will come to Jesus while there is time, when you hear the voice of the Master! It’s all about Jesus and what you do with Him! Ready or not, here He comes!!!
“This is the stone
which was set at nought of you builders,
which is become the head of the corner.
12 Neither is there salvation in any other:
for there is none other name under heaven
given among men,
whereby we must be saved.” Acts 4:11-12
Amen and Amen!!!
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