Romans 1:18 (NKJV) 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness…
My heart goes out to the lost.
I know, though, that men choose their path. We all do. And at times some will deliberately reject God. That’s right; they choose the unrighteous path.
And God can’t stand it. He really cannot STAND to be near or around sin. So, what does that tell us? If we are deliberately choosing sin, and ignoring truth, He will not and cannot be near us, even if He loves us.
That’s why when Jesus was on the cross, He cried out, “why have you forsaken me?”.
Matthew 27:46 (NKJV) 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
For a short time, Jesus felt the hell experience. He was separated from God because He took on complete identification with sinners.
He took the punishment that we deserved. He carried the burden of humanity’s sin, for us, so we wouldn’t have to experience it.
God cannot be near sin.
God’s personal wrath against sin is no joke. Rather than bringing Him glory, sin brings dishonor against God and contradicts His Holy, moral character.
It doesn’t matter how bad our sin is, because sin in God’s eyes is sin. There is no depth to it. It’s all bad.
Sin will suppress or, in other words, restrain, stifle, conceal or smother truth.
The good news is that, even though God can not come near sin, He sent us a Savior.
That savior is Jesus Christ, His only Son, who suffered and died for each one of us. He did this so that through His perfect cleansing blood that was shed for us on the cross, we too can confess our sins, ask for God’s forgiveness and He will draw near, forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:9 (NKJV) 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Oh, the precious blood of Jesus that washes our sins away! Amen.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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