You must choose whether you will die in your own sins and perish forever or repent of your sin and believe in Jesus Christ to be saved.
God calls us to repent and believe in Jesus Christ, His Son
We must choose. God has been patient with us. He hasn’t judged us yet. There is still time for us to be saved. Repent of your sins and believe in Jesus Christ. If we don’t, we’ll certainly perish; but if we do, we’ll enjoy our blessed inheritance forever. We have to make a choice. Though God is sovereign, He nevertheless holds us responsible for making the right choice. God won’t tolerate our neglect or indifference.
We have learned through what God has revealed to us in nature and by reason that God is moral, virtuous, loving, holy, wise, just, and powerful. It’s also known through our built-in moral compass that we have violated what we know to be right. We deserve to be punished because we are guilty of sin. But, He hasn’t punished us yet. Why not, if not for God giving us the opportunity to repent of our sin? The Scripture confirms what nature reveals to us.
The evidence we see in nature and through the Bible demands a verdict from us. God is calling us to repent. Not only is He calling us to repent, He is pleading for us to repent. He demands everyone to repent and be saved from His wrath and the punishment that awaits us. If we don’t repent, we’ll be going to hell.
There is time now to repent. God has said, “vengeance is mine, I will repay.” (Deuteronomy 32:35) But he hasn’t repaid it yet. And, we can’t escape the consequences of our sin by neglecting His call. God’s pleasure is that we will repent, not that we won’t.
Come boldly to God by repenting & believing in Jesus
Our coming to God through repentance and faith in the Son of God will certainly not be in vain. We can come boldly to the God of grace, knowing that He will never turn us away. He will accept you.
Jesus declared, … “All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away.” John 6:37
Though we should be asking God, with great uncertainty, for permission to repent and escape His wrath. And yet He only wants us to come back to Him. Jesus likened him to a loving father in the parable of the prodigal son. He is the father who is eagerly waiting and watching for his wayward son to return home. He embraces him as a beloved son when his son returns home.
Come to Jesus while there’s still time
God is patiently bearing with us right now to give us time to repent. But, there will eventually come a time when this gracious opportunity comes to an end. The Bible says, “Today is the day of salvation“. If we neglect such a great salvation, only damnation awaits us. If you don’t believe in His mercy now, you will believe in His wrath later.
Everything exists to glorify God. You will glorify God one way or another. If you come to God through repentance and faith, you will glorify God’s mercy, compassion, and grace. But if you don’t, you will certainly glorify God’s holiness, justice, and power.
Come to Jesus if you haven’t done so already. Repent and believe in Jesus Christ to be saved. He will forgive you and give you rest. Don’t ask Him to say to you when the time comes, “Depart from me, you wicked into the hell of fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.” (Matthew 25:41) Let Him say to you at that time, “Come you blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom, prepared for you before the foundation of the world.” (Matthew 25:34)
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