This Man

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"And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with THIS MAN? And she said, I WILL GO." Gen. 24:5858And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go. (Genesis 24:58). What a searching question, and what a willing answer!
Do you know that there is "one mediator between God and men, THE MAN Christ Jesus"? 1 Tim. 2:55For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; (1 Timothy 2:5). "Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through THIS MAN is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: and by Him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses." Acts 13:38, 3938Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: 39And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. (Acts 13:38‑39). "THIS MAN receiveth sinners, and eateth with them." Luke 15:22And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. (Luke 15:2).
"Wilt thou go with THIS MAN?" Hear God's pleading query! May He give you to see beauty in His Son Jesus and to realize your own responsibility to say, "I will go.”
"And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law, We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel. And he said unto him, I will not go; but I will depart to mine own land, and to my kindred." Num. 10:29, 3029And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses' father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the Lord said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the Lord hath spoken good concerning Israel. 30And he said unto him, I will not go; but I will depart to mine own land, and to my kindred. (Numbers 10:29‑30).
What a contrast between the ways that Rebekah and Hobab treated the gracious invitation that was given them! One said, "I will go"; the other, "I will not go.”
How is it with you, dear soul? Are you willing or unwilling to go to Christ? If you accept His invitation and go with Him, He will shower you with the heavenly gifts of His love: forgiveness of sins, redemption, salvation, adoption, the Holy Ghost, oneness with Himself. And you will share the brightness of the eternal glory with Him forever. But if you are unwilling to go with Him, and refuse His tender pleadings now, your everlasting portion will be the torments of hell and the blackness of darkness forever.
"Oh, could I hear some sinner say,
`I will go';
And all his old companions tell,
`I will not go with you to hell;
I mean with Jesus Christ to dwell—
I WILL GO.”