It’s Never too Late…

Today, if you are thinking that your whole life has offered nothing to the LORD and that at his appearing you might say, “Father, I have done very little (or nothing) and came to you very late in my life, with little or no fruit to show you.” Just remember the thief on the cross who in the very last hour, said, “Lord when you come into your kingdom, remember me.” Jesus said, “Today you will be with me in paradise.” What fruit he might have thought or work had he done to deserve such GRACE! Who could he effect on his way to eternity, it was too late, right? He might have responded… “I have done nothing and shared with no one! And Jesus might have responded, “Your confession will be a testimony forever in my Word and will save many!” If you haven’t lived well, you can still spend the little time left to tell of His Mercy and Grace for a wretched sinner like you and me!!

A Berean’s Breakfast…

“My way or the Highway.” An old saying that many of us probably used once or twice. Never gave it a lot of thought, except to mean I was in charge. I see know, like so many idioms, sayings derived from scripture with an earthly twist. Matt 7:13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
People say that all roads lead to God. Only in the sense that, Isa 45:23 says, “By myself I have sworn, my mouth has uttered in all integrity a word that will not be revoked: Before me every knee will bow; by me every tongue will swear.”
All will fall on their face before the Lord & Savior, when absent from the body, finding themselves “present with the Lord” and cry “my Lord and my God” in response they will hear either, “well done my good and faithful serve,” or “be gone, I never knew you!” Matt 25:23
John 17:3 This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. God’s judgement will come upon them, “He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 9They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might… 2 Thes 1:8
Acts 4:10-12 Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. 11This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. 12Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.