Wednesday 20 Mar 2013

Wednesday Reading: Jude 1:5-7

Key Verse: Jude 1:7
7  Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.

Devotion:
How many times have you said “that will not happen” or “they would not dare to do that” only to be proven wrong? It does not come as a surprise in many cases to see things happen and yet we still don’t want to believe that they will happen. Well, when God promises, it is going to happen! We may like to think that God is not going to carry out His punishment to those that do not believe or those who reject Him, but that is exactly what will happen – that is God’s promise. If we don’t believe it then we can go back in time and see what God has already done when He promised; and we will not like what He has done!

God is a Just God. That means that He will not turn a blind eye to sin. How can He when He allowed His Son to pay such a terrible price for that sin. Yes we do have that forgiveness that He has promised us, but in order to obtain that we have to trust in Him and believe in Him, bringing that sin to Him in repentance. Only then will He forgive us.

Those angels that have chosen to work against God will have an eternal place just for themselves and it is not going to be plain sailing there either! Even though we are made in God’s image and Jesus paid that price on the cross, if we do not accept and believe that that is what He has done then it is to no effect in our lives. In other words we will not see the benefits of that mercy because we are rejecting Jesus Christ as the Son of God!

When we look back in our bibles we find that even though prophets were willing to plead with God, He still had to be Just and to punish those who refused to believe. The people of Sodom and Gomorrha paid for it in a horrible way because they were treating God in a disgusting manner. The children of Israel talked back at God and refused to trust Him; they had to pay for that by not obtaining the land of milk and honey that was promised to their children instead. Don’t take my word for it, read all about it and know the truth!

Points to Ponder:
How often do you ignore God?

How many times before you are guilty?