"Why Be A TRUE Child of the Living God?"

“Why Be A TRUE Child of the Living God?”

 

The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.  He will not always strive with us, nor will He keep His anger forever.  He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor punished us according to our iniquities.        Psalm 103:8-10

 

Why should mankind come to God for the SALVATION of their souls?   Let’s look at some pretty good reasons:  First, the Lord is MERCIFUL and GRACIOUS, because of His MERCY and GRACE, we have the opportunity to be RESCUED from our sentence of CONDEMNATION, which, for those who are NOT a TRUE CHILD of the LIVING GOD, is an eternity in Hell, which NO ONE in their RIGHT mind wants. 

Secondly, God is SLOW to ANGER, and ABOUNDING in MERCY.  With ALL the SIN, WICKEDNESS, DEPRAVITY, and REBELLION AGAINST God, yet He is NOT one to ‘fly off the handle’, but there is a point in time when He will not put up with the SIN, WICKEDNESS, DEPRAVITY, and REBELLION.  When, Jesus returns, in the clouds, to take the TRUE CHILDREN of the LIVING GOD, home to Heaven, the RAPTURE, then God will unleash His anger on the earth and those who are NOT His TRUE CHILDREN, those who have IGNORED and REJECTED His ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, the Lord Jesus Christ, they will be subjected to the WRATH of God.  You still have the opportunity to come to Him NOW, because He is ABOUNDING in MERCY.  

Thirdly, Because Jesus Christ took our SINS and GUILT upon himself, God will not always strive with, nor keep His anger forever with those who belong to Him.  Their SINS and INIQUITIES are FORGIVEN and COVERED by the shed BLOOD of Jesus Christ, they are removed from us, as far as the EAST is from the WEST. 

FOURTHLY, because of His MERCY and GRACE for His TRUE CHILDREN, He will NOT deal with us according to our sins, nor will He PUNISH us according to our iniquities.  In other words, because of Jesus’ REDEEMING work on the cross, we will NOT receive what we DESERVE.

 

These are some reasons to become a TRUE CHILD of the LIVING GOD.  If you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to GOD, then you are NOT His TRUE CHILD, you are His creation, but NOT His TRUE CHILD.  Your ETERNAL DESTINY is a place called Hell, the place of UNENDING torture, torment, pain, agony, heartache and despair.  But God in His ABOUNDING MERCY and ABUNDANT GRACE is offering you the opportunity NOW, to TURN AWAY from your SINFUL lifestyle, and to come to Him with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, CONFESSING, your sins to Him, and asking Him for His FORGIVENESS, BELIEVING, with ALL your HEART, that Jesus died for YOU, and is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before Him, then ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION, and become a TRUE CHILD of the LIVING GOD.  Do it NOW, while you still can.  He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!