[h=2]- JANUARY 21 -
GOD IS NOT ON A SIN HUNT[/h][HR][/HR]When you think of Sodom and Gomorrah, what comes to your mind? God’s wrath and fiery judgment? The truth is that God was not all out to judge the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. He was not on a sin hunt. He was, in fact, on a righteousness hunt!
This is evident because if God was on a sin hunt, He would not have allowed anyone to stop Him. But we know that He let Abraham in on what He was about to do and even allowed Abraham to entreat Him.
Abraham asked God if He would destroy Sodom if He could find 50 righteous people there. God’s reply was, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.” (Genesis 18:26) Abraham then asked God if He would destroy the city if there were only 45…40…30…or 10 righteous. And each time, God’s reply was that He would spare the place for the sake of the righteous.
Abraham stopped at 10. If he had gone down to just one righteous man, I believe God’s reply would have been the same because He was on a righteousness hunt.
Now, if God was not all out to destroy then, how much more today, when God has already judged our sins in the body of His Son? At the cross, Jesus exhausted all of God’s fiery judgments until there was no more fire of God’s wrath left for us!
Today, God is not judging us for our sins because He has found the righteousness of the one Man—Christ Jesus. So do not let anyone tell you that God judges you for your sins and punishes you with cancer, car accidents, business failures or brokenness. God would be unjust if He punished the same sins twice—in Jesus’ body and then in yours.
Beloved, God is not out to judge you but bless you today, not because you deserve it, but because Jesus was judged and punished in your place!
Daily Devotional Destined To Reign by Joseph Prince
This was a good message for today! The GOOD NEWS is Jesus came to SAVE sinners. It is really interesting how different people see the glass half full or see it half empty. Lot's of people prefer to talk about Jesus coming on a horse with judgement to dispense upon the church and the world.
But wait. While that is true in part, it must be seen in it's full explanation.
I've observed it is very important how I see the many things in my life as blessings. As a born again believers all our sins are gone as the Bible says into the deepest sea forgiven as far as the east is from the west.
And the message to the world is Jesus came to save them from the wrath to come. Jesus offers forgiveness FULL and FREE. Free to all of us in that the payment was priceless. Not free for Jesus because the cost was His shed blood.
How amazing is it that "JESUS CAME TO SEEK AND TO SAVE THOSE WHO ARE LOST"
We are living in the times when EVERYONE who hears the name of Jesus can be saved, has the opportunity to be saved by Jesus Christ. He will take lives and make what is dark and messy as crimson red on a garment and make it white and clean as pure white snow.
Good news for everyone who hears and believes on Jesus Who the Father sent because God so loved the world He gave His only begotten Son. John 3:16 Jesus is SEEKING to save those who are lost.
GOD IS NOT ON A SIN HUNT[/h][HR][/HR]When you think of Sodom and Gomorrah, what comes to your mind? God’s wrath and fiery judgment? The truth is that God was not all out to judge the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. He was not on a sin hunt. He was, in fact, on a righteousness hunt!
This is evident because if God was on a sin hunt, He would not have allowed anyone to stop Him. But we know that He let Abraham in on what He was about to do and even allowed Abraham to entreat Him.
Abraham asked God if He would destroy Sodom if He could find 50 righteous people there. God’s reply was, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.” (Genesis 18:26) Abraham then asked God if He would destroy the city if there were only 45…40…30…or 10 righteous. And each time, God’s reply was that He would spare the place for the sake of the righteous.
Abraham stopped at 10. If he had gone down to just one righteous man, I believe God’s reply would have been the same because He was on a righteousness hunt.
Now, if God was not all out to destroy then, how much more today, when God has already judged our sins in the body of His Son? At the cross, Jesus exhausted all of God’s fiery judgments until there was no more fire of God’s wrath left for us!
Today, God is not judging us for our sins because He has found the righteousness of the one Man—Christ Jesus. So do not let anyone tell you that God judges you for your sins and punishes you with cancer, car accidents, business failures or brokenness. God would be unjust if He punished the same sins twice—in Jesus’ body and then in yours.
Beloved, God is not out to judge you but bless you today, not because you deserve it, but because Jesus was judged and punished in your place!
Daily Devotional Destined To Reign by Joseph Prince
This was a good message for today! The GOOD NEWS is Jesus came to SAVE sinners. It is really interesting how different people see the glass half full or see it half empty. Lot's of people prefer to talk about Jesus coming on a horse with judgement to dispense upon the church and the world.
But wait. While that is true in part, it must be seen in it's full explanation.
I've observed it is very important how I see the many things in my life as blessings. As a born again believers all our sins are gone as the Bible says into the deepest sea forgiven as far as the east is from the west.
And the message to the world is Jesus came to save them from the wrath to come. Jesus offers forgiveness FULL and FREE. Free to all of us in that the payment was priceless. Not free for Jesus because the cost was His shed blood.
How amazing is it that "JESUS CAME TO SEEK AND TO SAVE THOSE WHO ARE LOST"
We are living in the times when EVERYONE who hears the name of Jesus can be saved, has the opportunity to be saved by Jesus Christ. He will take lives and make what is dark and messy as crimson red on a garment and make it white and clean as pure white snow.
Good news for everyone who hears and believes on Jesus Who the Father sent because God so loved the world He gave His only begotten Son. John 3:16 Jesus is SEEKING to save those who are lost.
