Ezekiel 18:30 “Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.”
We as believers need to be greatly reminded from time to time of our salvation and how it was accomplished. If I remember correctly it was by the grace of God through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. I remember a day when I was minding my own business and living a very happy sinner’s life when all of a sudden I was convicted in my heart by the Holy Spirit and faith soon followed and I became a child of God and my life was never the same praise God. Then as time went on the Lord graciously taught me His word and I began to gain some spiritual intelligence in learning the truths of God’s Holy Script. All of this by the grace, kindness, and love of God. Beloved I told you all of this to remind you that salvation is of the Lord and no one ever changes their own will to repent and turn to Jesus. Romans 3:10-11 “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: (11.) There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.”
The Lord is speaking to the Nation of Israel here and to every member in particular just as He speaks to us as a Christian people and every member in particular. The Lord is telling these people of Israel to prepare themselves because he is going to judge them and they are going to answer to Him for their sins. The Lord is telling these folks to turn from their sins before He judges them and their iniquity becomes their ruin, which is their cause to fall. Not to fall from salvation because we cannot undo what God by grace has done Romans 8:31 – 39, however we do have an effect on what happens in our relationship to God. Let’s look at it this way beloved, God by grace; that is by His own free will elected us to be saved and in time brought about our salvation and in doing so pardoned every single sin we had, have, or will ever have by the precious blood of His own precious Son. In doing this He made a way for sinners to stand before a Holy God completely without sin and giving us the opportunity to live holy lives the rest of our days on this earth. And to add to this much undeserved grace He is going to give us rewards in heaven for our loyalty to Him on this earth. One day you and I will be in heaven with our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and some of us will have crowns of righteousness for our labors on this earth. Beloved this is going to be one fine day indeed. However some will allow their lust for this world to come between them and their Saviour and in the meantime loose all of the rewards that they have coming by following the wrong roads in this life. Beloved I will say to us all as God spoke to Israel, don’t allow your transgressions to be your ruin! Repent today and make a new life with God and start fresh in following the road of righteousness. Whatever road has come between you and God exit it and get back on the road that is pleasing to God. God believes in second chances and the fact of this is that you and I are saved. Remember this there is a Judge and He is going to judge us all by our works on this earth and it will be a happy time for some and a sad time for others. Is what you are doing in your life today pleasing God? Truly pleasing to God? If you please God in some areas and fail in other then those areas that you fail in will subtract from the areas you are pleasing Him and become your ruin. The Lord said, “Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment. Job 19:29 Have we lost the fear of God in our hearts, have we lost the fear of ruin in our hearts? Beloved if we have; we had better regain it and regain it today before we find it has become our ruin.
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- Pastor Randy Johnson
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- I am the Pastor of the Sovereign Grace Missionary Baptist Church in Texarkana, Texas
Pastor Randy Johnson
Sovereign Grace Missionary Baptist Church
I would like to welcome you to my blog. It is my purpose to bring glory to the glorious name of my Saviour Jesus Christ. It is my hope and prayer that you are saved from eternal damnation if not please read the following scriptures.
Acts 8:35-38 "Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. (36.) And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? (37.) And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. (38.) And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him."
Acts 16:30-31 "And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? (31.) And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house."
Acts 8:35-38 "Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. (36.) And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? (37.) And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. (38.) And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him."
Acts 16:30-31 "And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? (31.) And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house."