by David Brenneman
In the silence of this morning, and having read my Bible reading, my mind considers those things that have happened in the last few months. I think on the importance of keeping pace with Jesus.
There's times during a race where talking is a waste of resources. You and your running mate just know the path, the pace, the requirements to keep moving forward. There's the rest stops where speaking occurs.
In Daniel we read of the proof that our prayers are heard immediately and yet there's going to be delays at times for the responses.
This silence sometimes leaves us with a mild to severe case of panic.
Yet it's always been par for the course. God does speak to people who are His. Those who are saved.
Sometimes it's while we are at rest.
Sometimes it's during a crisis that has stopped us in our tracks.
Yet always, Jesus hears.
It's just that our impatience at His response that causes panic. It takes time to understand we need our faith history to keep our peace.
Daniel had a rich faith history unlike most people who had ever lived.
After Jesus was born silence was probably very loud. There was just Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Then things began happening to start the world knowing that He indeed was Emmanuel. God with us.
He still is Emmanuel. Still is God with us. I am deeply saddened to see the blind despair in the lives of people who don't know Jesus as their own personal Lord and Savior.
They could be enjoying a life in Christ that can't be explained fully, only shown, as the way to live in this world.
Jesus isn't off somewhere as some distant God too busy for people.
He is the Way...the only path to Heaven is through salvation in Christ Jesus for the forgiveness of sins.
He is the Truth...every single thing said or done or will be said or done by Him has always and will always be right and true. Every single promise made by Him is holy and complete.
He is the Life...you cannot understand what life is until you see it through the eyes of being born again. Without the light of Jesus Christ all your days are in a darkness of evil.
Jesus awaits each and every single person born to call upon Him to be saved. Extremely saddening are those who intentionally choose death over life in Christ.
Hell is a very full place yet still has room for the rest of humanity that turns away from the free gift of salvation through Jesus.
There's no peace or rest in Hell. Constant screaming and yelling.
Endless painful torment. People paying the price for their own sins.
In Heaven there is peace. People who are with their Savior and Lord. People who are filled with gratitude for all that Jesus did for them. Any who might yet have tears to cry, Jesus Christ Himself will attend to.
Even in Heaven He is a personal Savior.
You cannot understand what salvation is going to do to transform your life without taking the step of faith to receive it.
It's like my brother has said to many people who want a detailed diagnosis about a vehicle over the phone. "What color shirt am I wearing?". You cannot understand without taking the steps necessary.
The Bible says that it is appointed unto man once to die then comes the judgment. Those who have died in Christ and those who are still alive when He returns have no judgment. They have already passed from death to life. All the judgment that they deserved Jesus took upon Himself.
Until a person comes to Christ...the judgment of God rests upon them.
Eternal separation from God is a spiritually painful torment that cannot be explained. This is probably on par with the painful torment of paying for their own sins in Hell that those who rejected Jesus are experiencing right now.
Right now millions of people slide headlong into that abyss known as Hell. Yet also people step into eternity with Jesus as well. Welcomed with open arms by Jesus Christ Himself.
There's no excuse that's acceptable by God to say no to the free gift of salvation. The Bible says this too.
There's no line of reasoning that will be good enough. No exceptions.
The free gift of salvation has never once been regretted by a single person ever. 100 percent of those saved in Christ Jesus are fully satisfied with their choice.
My Dear Reader...be sure of your salvation in Christ if indeed you are claiming to be saved. If you haven't chosen to come to Christ for salvation yet...what's keeping you?
There's absolutely nothing to fear in doing so. There's absolutely nothing you could be holding onto that's more valuable than knowing that you will spend eternity safe and sound with Jesus.
Don't take the world's explanation of what coming to Christ says that it is. Perverted and warped, they cannot explain what they have never experienced themselves.
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him will not perish but will have everlasting life.
For God so loved You that He gave His only begotten Son that You who believes in Him will not perish but will have everlasting life.
You have to come to Christ to have your eyes opened and to understand the things of God.
The choice you make determines your eternal destination.
All NASB 1995 and NASB Scripture Excerpts used by permission. (C) Lockman Foundation.
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