The Unforgettable
'Jesus told them, “This is the only work God wants from you: Believe in the one he has sent.”' John 6:29 (NLT)
To some lost in their sins, Jesus just doesn't suit their tastes. His gospel of peace is too much for them to take. He demands the unthinkable. They may have followed Him for awhile but soon enough became bitter and walked away. They doubted what He said, they denied what He did, they did not believe for a second what their own eyes saw and their ears heard and their hearts felt. So they turned and walked away in unbelief. They missed the opportunity of a lifetime and the only work that God wants from us. They refused to believe that Jesus was who He said He was. The Savior of the world! The very Son of God! In their unbelief they were forever undone.
The half-baked. The unsaved. The unbeliever is doomed to fail. Because of the sins of Adam, we know that the unbeliever is under the curse of the Law and will die in their sins. Eternal hell awaits the unbeliever, because he is unwilling to deny self and follow the Will of God. God is Love. It is God's Will that none shall perish as His desire is for all to come to repentance. So He sent His Son Jesus to redeem us and to die for us. Yet, some still choose to perish.
So, for the nonperishable, what the believer knows is that what they have seen and heard and felt through the Good News of Jesus is just what they were looking for. He is unforgettable. He is the end of the law for righteousness to all who believe. He is just what they need. So they surrender their own lives, hopes and dreams to the power and grace of Christ. While in their belief they have everything. He loves them so completely. His love for them is unconditional. He supplies all of their needs. What God has done for the believer in Christ is that He has made them perfect and given them the gift of eternal life. They will live with Christ forever.
For me, to know Christ is a show stopper. He demanded the unthinkable from me. The new life He gave me is ten thousand times better than the old one was. He is so unpredictable. A life with Him is not boring. He supplies everything that I need. Christ removes the fear and consequences of sin and death once my heart was ready to receive and believe. The unpardonable becomes pardoned. The unsaved becomes saved. The unfed becomes fed. The unhealthy become healed. The unfulfilled find their purpose. All of this to God's Glory. All of this through Jesus and because of the work that He did at the Cross. For all that is good flows through Christ to me. I am strengthen in His name. I am comforted in His name. He alone has saved me and for that I am forever thankful. I am eternally grateful. Amen.
Source: Biblegateway.com; Biblehub.com; google.com; Hiltonchurch.org.
To some lost in their sins, Jesus just doesn't suit their tastes. His gospel of peace is too much for them to take. He demands the unthinkable. They may have followed Him for awhile but soon enough became bitter and walked away. They doubted what He said, they denied what He did, they did not believe for a second what their own eyes saw and their ears heard and their hearts felt. So they turned and walked away in unbelief. They missed the opportunity of a lifetime and the only work that God wants from us. They refused to believe that Jesus was who He said He was. The Savior of the world! The very Son of God! In their unbelief they were forever undone.
The half-baked. The unsaved. The unbeliever is doomed to fail. Because of the sins of Adam, we know that the unbeliever is under the curse of the Law and will die in their sins. Eternal hell awaits the unbeliever, because he is unwilling to deny self and follow the Will of God. God is Love. It is God's Will that none shall perish as His desire is for all to come to repentance. So He sent His Son Jesus to redeem us and to die for us. Yet, some still choose to perish.
So, for the nonperishable, what the believer knows is that what they have seen and heard and felt through the Good News of Jesus is just what they were looking for. He is unforgettable. He is the end of the law for righteousness to all who believe. He is just what they need. So they surrender their own lives, hopes and dreams to the power and grace of Christ. While in their belief they have everything. He loves them so completely. His love for them is unconditional. He supplies all of their needs. What God has done for the believer in Christ is that He has made them perfect and given them the gift of eternal life. They will live with Christ forever.
For me, to know Christ is a show stopper. He demanded the unthinkable from me. The new life He gave me is ten thousand times better than the old one was. He is so unpredictable. A life with Him is not boring. He supplies everything that I need. Christ removes the fear and consequences of sin and death once my heart was ready to receive and believe. The unpardonable becomes pardoned. The unsaved becomes saved. The unfed becomes fed. The unhealthy become healed. The unfulfilled find their purpose. All of this to God's Glory. All of this through Jesus and because of the work that He did at the Cross. For all that is good flows through Christ to me. I am strengthen in His name. I am comforted in His name. He alone has saved me and for that I am forever thankful. I am eternally grateful. Amen.
Source: Biblegateway.com; Biblehub.com; google.com; Hiltonchurch.org.
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