"“Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways,” says the Lord GOD. “Repent, and turn from all your transgressions, so that iniquity will not be your ruin. Cast away from you all the transgressions which you have committed, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O house of Israel? For I have no pleasure in the death of one who dies,” says the Lord GOD. “Therefore turn and live!”" (Ezekiel 18:30-32 NKJV)
How many times have we unjustly accused God of not being fair! When a child is born with infirmities or when one dies early in life, we place the blame on God! I've even heard these situations used as excuses for not believing in God, i.e. "If there was a God He would not allow . . . !"
We are born and live in a fallen world; all because of sin! In the perfect world God created, these afflictions were nonexistent! It was man's poor choice that brought all of the pain and suffering we endure!
It is still our "choice" as to whether we exert our will over His! God sent His Son to redeem us from our sins, however we have to lay down our will and accept His sacrifice on our behalf!
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God."(John 3:16-18 NKJV)
Our life is not about here and now but about eternity! Yes, how we live our life here matters, but it is not for our pleasure we are born! We were created for Him and in Him we have life! Holding onto our will instead of surrendering in obedience to Him is wickedness, no matter how "good" a life you have lived!
"And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed." (John 3:19-20 NKJV)
God has done everything possible to reunite us to Him, it is we who continue to disregard, ignore and simply refuse to come to Him! Most often it takes a catastrophe to make us throw up our hands and surrender! His Word tells us Who He IS and gives us complete directions of how to live and how to die!
We refuse to read the Creator's manual (The Bible); preferring to just wing it! Then we get to the end and the pieces don't fit, parts are left over; the result far from the manufacturer's design! We think we know it all. We are gods in our own eyes and THAT'S why we are destined for hell!
There is only One God and we were made for Him; not for ourselves!
Only through repentance do we find our way back to Him! Only through crying out to Him in submission and willingly obeying His Word do we receive forgiveness for our sins! That does not mean the end; that means a new beginning! It means life like it was meant to be!
We will all die; some sooner, some later! Question is: "Where will you spend eternity? With God or separated from Him?"
"For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death." (II Corinthians 7:10 NKJV)
Humble yourself!
Repent!
Even so - MARANATHA!
From 3/6/15
From 3/6/15
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