Bene decere is a Latin phrase (the language spoken in the ancient Roman Empire) meaning “Speak good.”
Bene decere in English is translated “Bless.”
Do you know that God wants to speak good to you and bless you as only a God of infinite power and love could? To bring blessing into your life, God, in the Person of the Lord Jesus Christ, came to this earth and gave His life at Calvary.
In a world full of disobedience, selfishness and malice, which is the world we live in, Christ’s death on the cross reveals the immense love of God as nothing else ever could. Love looks out for the blessing of others. And this is what the Lord Jesus did at the cross. He worked for the good of others.
At the cross He voluntarily offered up His life as the sacrifice for sin. It is true, cruel men took His hands and feet and nailed Him to the wooden beams, but He let them do it. He could have called legions of angels at any time to come and deliver Him, or He could have come down from the cross under His own power, but He never did.
His willingness to give all He had for others means that sinners who have deeply offended God can have their sins forgiven. It means that those dead in sins and trespasses can find a new life in Him. It means none need to perish in their sins and end up in hell’s fire, but that all have the opportunity to go to heaven through Him.
God’s Good News
The good news that God wants preached to the world is that Christ died for all. “He is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for ... the whole world” (1 John 2:22And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. (1 John 2:2)).
Through the death of the Lord Jesus Christ, the door to heaven is now opened for ruined sinners. “I am the door: by Me if any man enter in, he shall be saved” (John 10:99I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. (John 10:9)).
His death and suffering means so much to God the Father that by it everyone can be saved. “The grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men” (Titus 2:1111For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, (Titus 2:11)). The reason some men are not saved is because they refuse His love.
God wants to “speak good” to you and bless you with His grace. “By grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.” Grace is God’s favor given to those who haven’t earned it. God’s grace helps souls avoid evil and enables them to live a life pleasing to God. Those who believe on Christ receive real life from God. “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth My word, and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life” (John 5:2424Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. (John 5:24)).
He doesn’t want you to go on in your sins until you eventually end up in hell. He wants you to repent and enjoy His company. Though you have loved sin and excluded God from your life, He wants you to repent now and believe in Him. You will be given a brand new spiritual life that delights to please Him. How great is God’s goodness in receiving sinners back to Himself!
God is willing to help you every step home to heaven. Oh, that you would have ears to hear how much God wants to bless you — to speak good to you — and come to Christ today!
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