Believe!

Believe!

He who believes and trusts in the Son and accepts Him [as Savior] has eternal life [that is, already possesses it]; but he who does not believe the Son and chooses to reject Him, [disobeying Him and denying Him as Savior] will not see [eternal] life, but [instead] the wrath of God hangs over him continually .” JOHN 3:36 AMP

Two absolutes again; with God, there is no such thing as 'sitting on the fence'. You are either all in or all out. You can't keep one foot in God and the other foot in the devil. You cannot take from God's abundant store of grace and still be comfortable in sin. These are two extreme positions; parallel lines that can NEVER meet, no matter how long you draw them or how hard you argue the positions.

Contemporary thinking or the modern age cannot change the principles on which God has been dealing with the earth since its creation and how He has continued to do so. The focus is on the Son of God- Jesus Christ. It is not about the knowledge of Him or the mere recognition of Him as Lord and Saviour. People all over the world know and admit that He is a Mighty prophet, the Son of God, the Saviour of the world.

Unfortunately, that is not enough: it is about believing and trusting Him as Saviour and Lord. Don't be content with reading about Him; you have got to decide to submit to His Lordship over your life. The day you do, you already have eternal life sealed for you. You become a carrier of His Presence and Power, and all who come in contact with you get a touch of that life.

The opposite is true for all who reject Him too. I ask this question often: do we really think there will be no consequences to the way we live our lives today, rejecting God's express commands and living for our own pleasure? Do we really think that there will be no account demanded from all of us when this present earthly phase ends? All of God's promises are true, and as we review our lives, we will see that He is too faithful to lie. If He warns about our decisions today, it is because He is concerned about our eternal destiny.

For all who reject the Son as Saviour and Lord, the wrath of God rests on them. That decision to reject Him means I am saying I can take care of myself; I do not need anyone to help me. I can guarantee life after death; I am the master of my own destiny. For those who can think deep, remember: there is nothing about how and when you were born or the family and country you were born to that you had no power over. If you couldn't control anything about your beginning, then know for sure that you are safer off with the One who formed you, placed you where you are, and demands that you live for Him while on earth.

A day is coming when the One who gave you life when you knew nothing at all, will demand that same life from you. What would be your response to the One who promised you life? Have you responded now? It is not too late until it is indeed too late. His time of favour is here.