‘Their eyes are open, but they have received
nothing. Conversion is not regeneration. This is a neglected fact in our
preaching today. When a person is born
again, he knows that it is because he has received something as a gift from
Almighty God and not because of his own decision. People may make vows
and promises, and may be determined to follow through, but none of this is
salvation. Salvation means that we are brought to the place where we are
able to receive something from God on the authority of Jesus Christ, namely,
forgiveness of sins. This is followed by
God’s second mighty work of grace: “. . . an inheritance among those who are
sanctified . . . .” In sanctification,
the one who has been born again deliberately gives up his right to himself to
Jesus Christ, and identifies himself entirely with God’s ministry to
others.’ CHAMBERS
Chambers often addresses issues that most of us
never consider as we live our lives as Christians. Change in what we want to do, what we think, what
we say, the way we treat others … that is all part of the Christian
experience. When Moses was on the
mountain, he saw the burning bush, then he turned to go to the bush. Exodus 3:4 “When the Lord saw that he had
gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, “Moses! Moses!”. Moses had to do something .. first in his
heart .. then in his life .. God saw his heart was open to God … and Moses was
willing to take the next step.
Many people are willing to look, but they are not
willing to take the next step .. surrender their lives. They see Jesus … hear the message of the
Gospel, it gets their attention, but they don’t make a heart commitment to
God. Romans 10:8-9 says “Confess with
your mouth and believe in your heart” Seeing is not believing.
Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)
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