GOD IS NOT INTERESTED IN THIS – Tuesday
April 25th 2017
Memorise: For
God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world
through him might be saved. John 3:17
Read: Ezekiel
33:14-16 (King James Version)
14 Again, when I say unto the wicked,
Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and
right;
15 If the wicked restore the pledge,
give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing
iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.
16 None of his sins that he hath
committed shall be mentioned unto him: he hath done that which is lawful and
right; he shall surely live.
Bible in one
year: Number 18-19, Jeremiah 20:7-18, Hymn: Sing hymn 2
MESSAGE:
Expectedly,
you may be wondering what God is not interested in. God is not interested in
the death of a sinner (2nd Peter 3:9). Many
sinners don’t even know that God has no delight in condemning them. It is
therefore necessary that those who know this truth should make it known to
them.
“Again,
when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and
do that which is lawful and right; if the wicked restore the pledge, give again
that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity;
he shall surely live, he shall not die.”
Ezekiel
33:14-15
It is
clear from the above Scripture that God is not interested in the death of any
sinner, but desires that the sinner repents and turns away from his or her
wicked ways. It is amazing that God Almighty promised that none of the sins
committed by a converted sinner will be remembered any more. God is always
wanting to restore fellowship with His human creation back to what it was in
the beginning, if only they would appreciate His love for them. Jesus Christ in John 15:13 said:
“Greater
love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”
If indeed
we are the friends of Jesus, we then must do whatever He commands us to do (John 15:14). Open
Heavens Messages. Are you a friend of Jesus or willing to be one? If you are
willing to be a friend of Jesus, you must accept Him today, because tomorrow
may be too late. The Bible says:
“For he
saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I
succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of
salvation.
2nd Corinthians
6:2
For
believers who would always pray that sinners should “fall down and die”, I will
like to admonish you to stop wasting your time, because if the fellow you are
praying against is candidate for salvation in the future, your prayers may be
an exercise in futility. Open Heavens Devotional 2017 Tuesday 25 April 2017:-
God is not interested in this. This is why the Lord God said vengeance is His (Romans
12:19). May God fill our hearts with the compassion of Christ, so that we can
be more concerned about the salvation of sinners rather than their death.
Prayer Point
Father, fill
my heart with the compassion of Jesus, so that I would care for sinners even as
You do.
Open Heaven Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A Adeboye,
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian
Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church in the world and also the
President of Christ the Redeemer's Ministries.
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