“Judge Jesus”

Ezekiel 18:30

“Therefore, I will judge each of you, O people of Israel,

according to your actions,” says the Sovereign LORD. 

“Turn from your sins!  Don't let them destroy you.”  (NLT)

     This Truth from thousands of years ago is not just directed at the people of Israel anymore, but it is now for the Church and the entire population of the world.  The old covenant between God and His people Israel has been replaced with the new covenant of saving grace that the Jewish people and this world have not yet accepted, but Christian people have.  It still holds everyone accountable for how they live and think, but no amount of good works or money or the blood of animals will do us any good on Judgment Day or when we die.  Our only hope is in the blood of Jesus and His saving grace.  Those who have not been cleansed by the blood of the final sacrificial Lamb will suffer the eternal consequences for their unforgiven sins; a punishment that would be wise to avoid.  But for those who have been born again in Christ Jesus, are now clothed in His robe of righteousness, and will escape the final judgment. Instead, they will receive the crown of life.

     The Lord honors the surrendering hearts of sinners who live a life of repentance, loving Him and living in His Way.  Without the sacrificial blood of Jesus covering our sins, we are toast.  No amount of good deeds will be accepted without the blood of the Lamb.  But with His blood, all our sins are forgiven and forgotten, and we will finish this life living in the Spirit. The Holy Spirit will transform your sinfulness into a godliness, which is pleasing to God and reflects His Glory.  Life is no longer about us or how good we can be or anything else, it is all about the glory and grace of the Lord our God and Savior, Jesus Christ.

                                                 A Whisper of Hope

Surrender, My child...for you are weak and flawed.  You cannot change your sinful lifestyle without Me.  And without My robe of righteousness covering you naked shame and guilt, you will die of exposure.  And the consequences are not pretty when you die naked and ashamed.  I invite you to slip on the robe of forgiveness and receive the crown of life!

Hebrews 9:14, 15

For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered Himself to God as a

perfect sacrifice for our sins.  That is why He is the One who mediates the

new covenant between God and people, so that all who are invited can receive

the eternal inheritance God has promised them.  For Christ died to set them

free from the penalty of the sins they had committed under that first covenant.  (NLT)

                               

  He paid for you with the precious blood of Christ,

               the sinless, spotless Lamb of God.

                                 (1 Peter 1:19)