A Word to the Unconverted.

Narrator: Chris Genthree
Duration: 4min
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IT was a wonderful day in the history of this world when the Son of God entered into it as the lowly Son of man. It was a still more wonderful day when that same Son of God laid down His life, suffering the judgment of God against sin. Ours was the debt, and we deserved the judgment, but that holy One bore it in our stead. Man’s extremity was then God’s opportunity; sin and death reigned in the world, and was the portion of all; but the Son of God came into it, bringing life, eternal life, to all who should receive Him. Eighteen hundred years have elapsed since then, and Jesus has long ago returned into heaven, but from thence He offers salvation to all who believe in Him. In infinite love He came into this world, to redeem poor wretched, ruined man; and in infinite love He is still holding out that glorious gift, everlasting life through faith in Him. “God is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:99The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. (2 Peter 3:9)).
The Word of God declares that “all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God,” and that “there is none righteous.” None are excluded from this declaration; all have sinned, there is none righteous. You may be rich or poor, old or young, religious or irreligious, but no matter who or what you are, if you have not trusted the Lord Jesus Christ as your Saviour, you are lost―lost. Think of it, ―lost, and in danger of the lake of fire! The Scripture hath concluded all under sin (Gal. 3:2222But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. (Galatians 3:22)), and all the world is guilty before God (Rom. 3); but oh! wondrous grace, the same ‘God against whom we have sinned, He has provided a ransom in the person of His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ; and if you just simply believe on Him, and own him as your Saviour, the Word of God declares that you have everlasting life (John 3:1616For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)). It is to rich and poor alike, and none are beyond its reach. Do not put it off, either till a “more convenient season,” or until you are called upon to die; but come now, while you have life and health. The salvation of your precious soul is too important a question to be trifled with. “Today, if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts” (Heb. 3:77Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, (Hebrews 3:7)). “Now is the accepted time, now is the day of salvation.” Why linger one moment, when God not only invites you to come, but waits with open arms to receive you?
But you may say, “How can I know that God loves me?” Let Scripture answer: “God so loved the world”―are you not of the world, my reader? ― “that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever”―that excludes nobody― “believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:1616For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)).
Think of that Blessed One laying aside His glory, and coming down into this world to take upon Himself the sin of the world, in order to save from hell and judgment all who believe in Him, and to give them a place with Himself in glory! Oh, what love! and yet how lightly treated. Truly we can say: ―
“’Twas love, that love that knows no end,
That brought Him from on high;
God’s judgment in our stead to hear,
For us to bleed and die.”
And now let me ask you, dear reader, how have you treated this love? Have you accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as your Saviour? or are you still despising Him, and setting Him at naught?
The day of judgment, when God’s long-suffering and grace will give place to unmingled wrath and indignation against all who reject the Saviour, is fast approaching. We know not how soon—indeed, it may be this night I―the Lord Jesus Christ will descend from heaven, to call away from this world all those who through—faith in His blood have been cleansed from all their sins; and if you are not one of those redeemed ones, you will be left behind. For what? For judgment, the righteous judgment of a holy God. Read Luke 13:25-2725When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are: 26Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. 27But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. (Luke 13:25‑27), and beware of putting off salvation. G. R. C.