“…the LORD said, “Whoever has sinned against Me, I will BLOT HIM OUT of My book.” (Exodus 32:33) “…your iniquities have SEPARATED YOU from your God; And your sins have HIDDEN HIS FACE FROM YOU, So that He will not hear.” (Isaiah 59:2)
We must be aware that, “ALL HAVE SINNED and fall short of the glory of God…” (Romans 3:23) There is a penalty for sin, “…the wages of sin is DEATH (eternal separation from God)” (Romans 6:23a) The Lord says, “Behold, all souls are Mine; THE SOUL WHO SINS SHALL DIE.” (Ezekiel 18:4) But we can thank God because, “…the gift of God is ETERNAL LIFE in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23b) So, how do we receive this gift? “One who covers up his sins will not prosper, but whoever CONFESSES and FORSAKES them finds mercy.” (Proverbs 28:13) “Repent (metanoeō: to change one’ s mind), then, and TURN TO GOD, so that YOUR SINS MAY BE WIPED OUT, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord…” (Acts 3:19) “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to FORGIVE US OUR SINS and to CLEANSE US from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:9)
Jesus said to the man who just got saved, “GO HOME to your friends, and TELL THEM what great things the Lord has done for you.” (Mark 5:19) “Oh, give thanks to the LORD! Call upon His name; MAKE KNOWN HIS DEEDS among the peoples!” (Psalms 105:1) Tell others what the Lord has done for you!
“…let us cheer each other up with words of hope. Let us do it all the more as you SEE THE DAY COMING WHEN CHRIST WILL RETURN.” (Hebrews 10:25) This is how the Lord God feels about WARNING THE LOST, “I have made you a watchman…therefore hear a word from My mouth, and GIVE THEM WARNING (to those who do not know the Lord) from Me: When I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ and YOU GIVE HIM NO WARNING, OR SPEAK TO WARN THE WICKED, TO SAVE HIS LIFE, that same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but HIS BLOOD I WILL REQUIRE AT YOUR HAND.” (Ezekiel 3:17-19)
God reemphasizes it in the 33 Chapter, “When I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, YOU SHALL SURELY DIE!’ and you DO NOT SPEAK TO WARN the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I WILL REQUIRE AT YOUR HAND. Nevertheless, if you warn the wicked to turn from his way, and he does not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but YOU HAVE DELIVERED YOUR SOUL.” (Ezekiel 33:8-9)
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Your personal Pastor -Bill Stockham