AND ON THE DAY OF SALVATION I HELPED YOU.”
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We read God’s word that God is a “very present help in trouble” (Psalm 46:1), but we want to wait, not quite trusting God nor that He is helping us now. Today’s Scripture teaches us that we can trust God and that now is “THE ACCEPTABLE TIME” to act upon that trust. Today is “THE DAY OF SALVATION”.
We may have heard a great sermon yesterday. But instead of acting upon that sermon, we try to excuse ourselves: “I will think about it.” And, Monday’s cares and concerns make the sermon recede in our minds until we forget about it.
Remember the Parable of the Sower. Are we going to let the Word of God just lie there on the road next to us, or are we going to pick it up, embrace it, and act upon it? Are we going to let the Word of God just sit there on “our back burner”, or are we going to “cook with it”?
“Now the parable is this: the seed is the word of God. Those beside the road are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they will not believe and be saved. Those on the rocky soil are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no firm root; they believe for a while, and in time of temptation fall away. The seed which fell among the thorns, these are the ones who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with worries and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to maturity. But the seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word in an honest and good heart, and hold it fast, and bear fruit with perseverance.” Luke 8:11-15.
“Behold, now is “THE ACCEPTABLE TIME,” behold, now is “THE DAY OF SALVATION”—”
Remember Jesus’ words in Luke 9:59-62. “And He said to another, “Follow Me.” But he said, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.” But He said to him, “Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God.” Another also said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first permit me to say good-bye to those at home.” But Jesus said to him, “No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”
“Behold, now is “THE ACCEPTABLE TIME,” behold, now is “THE DAY OF SALVATION”—”
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