For 2000 years God appears to have been silent. It is true that during this time He has been at work in the lives of multitudes, bringing them back to Himself through the Lord Jesus Christ, regenerating them by the power of the Holy Spirit and giving them new experiences, desires, hopes and ambitions. But His operations have been largely hidden. For twenty centuries God has not given this world any outward manifestation of His presence and power such as human sense can see or feel. He has, as it were, withdrawn Himself.
And why is God silent now? In giving His Son He did all that could be done for the salvation of men and women. In the gospel He has spoken His last word of mercy, and the day of wrath has not yet come. He who is to come as Judge is now sitting on the throne as Saviour. The great amnesty is still in force. The day of grace still runs it course.
But there is a day coming when the world will have to answer for how it treated the Son of God. And you will have to answer the question: “What have you done with Christ?”
It is of no use for you to say, “I’ll be neutral,” for the Lord Jesus Christ says, He that is not with Me is against Me. There is no middle ground: Christ, or Self? Christ, or the world? Which have you chosen? v
What will you do
with Jesus?
Neutral you cannot be;
Someday your heart
will be asking,
“What will He do
with me?”
I tried the broken cisterns, Lord,
But, ah! the waters failed!
E’en as I stooped to drink they fled
And mocked me as I wailed.
Now none but Christ can satisfy,
None other name for me!
There’s love, and life, and lasting joy,
Lord Jesus found in Thee!
Ye know not what hour
[the] Lord doth come.
Therefore be ye also ready:
for in such an hour as
ye think not
the Son of man cometh.