Teddy is a small dog with fluffy hair. His nose is very short, and there is not quite enough room in his mouth to store his little red tongue, so some of it sticks out a bit. Teddy has an illness that makes him very sick at times. There is a remedy for this illness, a medicine I give him by squirting it into his mouth. Soon he is feeling frisky again.
Once when I was giving Teddy this medicine, he bit me and made my hand bleed. Even though the medicine was for his good, he did not want it!
When Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, He did only good, but men did not want Him either! “Crucify Him, crucify Him,” they cried. Pilate asked, “Why, what evil [has] He done?” But they again demanded that He should be crucified. Shortly after, He was nailed to a cross where He suffered, bled and died for the sins of all who will believe in Him. Do you believe that Jesus died for your sins? Will you accept the gift of eternal life that He wants to give you?
Teddy needed his medicine. You need Jesus, the only remedy for your sin. Then you will be ready for heaven. “Through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: and by Him all that believe are justified from all things” (Acts 13:38-39).
ML-12/23/2007