"You know the commandments: Never murder. Never commit adultery. Never steal. Never give false testimony. Never cheat. Honor your father and mother." (Mark 10:19)
If I ignore a red traffic light, I not only risk causing accident, I also break the law. Yet even traffic offence is insignificant compared with ignoring God's commandments. Nevertheless God leaves the decision to us as to whether we carryout His will or not, for we are not puppets.
Ignoring a red light only once can have a disastrous consequences. But paying no heed to the living God and His Word and thus missing the purpose of our life is much more serious.
Many traffic offenders escape getting a summons because their transgression went unnoticed by the officers of the law. Before the Judge of all the world, however, not even the slightest wrongdoing escapes His eye. Everyone has to do with God, and if his life is not put in order with Him, he will be pronounced guilty at His judgement throne.
We all know that we must stop at a red traffic light. Even if only a few failed to do so, there would be chaos with considerable damage. God's commandments, too, are beneficial and given for our good, but as so many people no longer believe in God, they disregard His commandments.
However, we cannot brush God's commandments aside with impunity. Today He commands everybody to repent, that is to turn to Him. To ignore this commandment is fatal. But there is still the opportunity for everyone to put His relationship to God in order.
You can go to God now in prayer with a repentant heart, a heart which acknowledges being guilty of wrong doings and disobedience to God, instead of that which usually appears to be righteous before men, but guilty before God. God certainly, will not reject a truly repentant heart.
Dear Friend, it's a fact that you know yourself better. But be assured that you certainly won't want to appear before God someday and be pronounced guilty. Examine yourself, and never hesitate to set your life in order with God so that you'll live with a firm assurance that you have Peace with God.
If I ignore a red traffic light, I not only risk causing accident, I also break the law. Yet even traffic offence is insignificant compared with ignoring God's commandments. Nevertheless God leaves the decision to us as to whether we carryout His will or not, for we are not puppets.
Ignoring a red light only once can have a disastrous consequences. But paying no heed to the living God and His Word and thus missing the purpose of our life is much more serious.
We all know that we must stop at a red traffic light. Even if only a few failed to do so, there would be chaos with considerable damage. God's commandments, too, are beneficial and given for our good, but as so many people no longer believe in God, they disregard His commandments.
However, we cannot brush God's commandments aside with impunity. Today He commands everybody to repent, that is to turn to Him. To ignore this commandment is fatal. But there is still the opportunity for everyone to put His relationship to God in order.
You can go to God now in prayer with a repentant heart, a heart which acknowledges being guilty of wrong doings and disobedience to God, instead of that which usually appears to be righteous before men, but guilty before God. God certainly, will not reject a truly repentant heart.
Dear Friend, it's a fact that you know yourself better. But be assured that you certainly won't want to appear before God someday and be pronounced guilty. Examine yourself, and never hesitate to set your life in order with God so that you'll live with a firm assurance that you have Peace with God.