Saturday, January 11, 2014

Time just flies and before you know it....

Hi all.
I have just realised that it has been some time since I last made any comment on this blog. I just kept putting it off and before I knew it over six months had passed.
So I will rectify this in the coming weeks and will seek to post more thoughts.
In thinking of my reasons for this I thought of the comparison that can be made with all of us as regards what God requires of us.
Many set up to take a look at God and the Salvation that He has offered through His son Jesus Christ and keep looking for a period of time however at the end of this examination there is the thought - I will get round to it someday.

Today in Northern Ireland the Police have made the comment that NI is facing a 'Road Safety Emergency' due to the number of unexpected deaths occurring on our roads in the past ten days.
The thought is of course that our lives on this earth are not guaranteed forever.
James in his New Testament letter indicates this:
James 4:14 - Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. 

The putting off of our reconciliation to God through the Lord Jesus Christ is something that we should be conscious of in the presence time and  as James declares; the passing of life is but just a vapour.

2 Corinthians 6:2b - ..........behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
God indicates through the Holy Spirit that there is an urgency in seeking peace with Him.

The Lord Jesus Christ paid the price of our sin at the Cross of shame over two thousand years ago and only asks us to repent of our sin and have faith in His Calvary sacrifice that it was sufficient to appease God who is Holy and Righteous.
Christ paid a debt that we could never pay.
Are you still in the debt of sin to God or will you accept the gift of payment on your behalf.

We can put many things off and get away with it but putting of being right with God has dangers.
Hebrews 9:27 - And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
The Bible speaks of Heaven and Hell as being the result of judgement - A Heaven to be gained by those trust in Christ and a Hell to be eternally endured for those who reject Jesus Christ and His gift of Salvation.

That is why we have such a Saviour in Jesus Christ
Hebrews 9:28 - So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. 

Allow Christ to give you peace in your life and so having sins forgiven look forward to being in the presence of God for eternity.

Peter

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