by David Brenneman
"Then He left the crowds and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.” And He said, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man, and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one; and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age; and the reapers are angels. So just as the tares are gathered up and burned with fire, so shall it be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness, and will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear." Matthew 13:36-43.
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet cast into the sea, and gathering fish of every kind; and when it was filled, they drew it up on the beach; and they sat down and gathered the good fish into containers, but the bad they threw away. So it will be at the end of the age; the angels will come forth and take out the wicked from among the righteous, and will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth." Matthew 13:47-50.
Jesus has repeatedly said: "He who has ears, let him hear.".
In the book of Revelation the letters to the Churches, He says "He who has ears, let him hear.".
What of you? Are you still living in denial? Do you not have ears to hear? Are you covering them over to try to ward off whatever God's been pleading with you to hear?
Sticking your head in the sand, plugged your ears with your fingers, isn't going to change the outcome for the better for any at the end of their lives before Jesus. Ignorance will be no excuse. Jesus said that everyone will be without excuse before Him.
What's keeping you? Fear of the unknown? Fear of what others will think? Fears of some other kind?
Jesus says that perfect love casts out fear. His.
Afraid of losing things or people?
How would you remotely know what Jesus might or might not ask of you until you come to Christ for salvation? Truth is you can't. To receive the mind of God through the Spirit of God you must come to Christ for salvation first. This is way more than just walking a mile in someone else's shoes.
The god of this world is leading a lost cause against the will of God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ and the Spirit of God.
His lies are everywhere and he twists everything against the knowledge he has and knows about the Kingdom of God in Christ Jesus.
You cannot understand what you think you know of spiritual things, spiritual thoughts until you truly come to Christ for salvation.
The consequences are eternal.
Choosing to say no to Jesus for salvation will indeed mean what you read earlier of those in a place of weeping and the gnashing of teeth. Crying out to the Lord for a second chance or raging at the Lord in anger for His judgment against such people.
As I wrote the other day...billions will cry out to Jesus for a second chance mere seconds after He returns to take His Church home to forever be with Him. You get your second chance in every single breath you are taking right now. God doesn't have to let you to continue to live in rebellion to Him.
Grace is God’s unmeritted favor towards everyone. You didn't earn the right to live and breathe...its a free gift to you that you had nothing to do with.
God's mercy is not giving you what you do deserve. What all have deserved since Adam and Eve has been that place of weeping and the gnashing of teeth. What Jesus did to come to Earth, live a sinless life. To be cruelly beaten and crucified. To raise up again 3 days later. Was to provide a way to not spend eternity in torment, forever separated from God. The free gift of salvation isn't like the original sin that started it all.
You must choose to ask Jesus to come into your life to be the forgiver of your sins and the leader of your life.
Read on...
"But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart”—that is, the word of faith which we are preaching, that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in Him will not be disappointed.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him; for “Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
Romans 10:8-13.
This is only and entirely between you and Jesus. Nobody else. Nobody can choose for you. Nobody can take it from you once you do.
The opportunity is not without end. There's a day fixed by the Father’s own authority as to when Jesus will return. That's exactly what the Bible says.
There are not many ways to get to Heaven. Just one. There are not many gods, just One. There are not many ways to be saved...just the one.
Jesus is seeking to save...but you must want to be saved. The consequences of saying no will last for eternity. The consequences of saying yes will endure for eternity.
My Dear Reader...Jesus is knocking at the door of your heart...pleading for you to let Him in. Won't you today?
All NASB 1995 and NASB Scripture Excerpts used by permission. (C) Lockman Foundation.
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