Devotion 12/17, Only Jesus!
How much more severely do you think a man deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God under foot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace? Hebrews 10:29
We are all God’s people by creation, but only those who belong to Him through the blood of His one and only Son Jesus Christ are born again and are called His children. To those of us who can call Him “Father”, He says in Hebrews 13:5, “I will never leave you or forsake you.” That is a promise from God, and He never ever goes back on His promises!
To reject Jesus and all he did to bring us God’s love and salvation is to court disaster and reject any source of grace. Rejecting Jesus has harsh consequences, so please, dear friend, don’t! Please don’t reject God’s offer of love, mercy, grace, hope, and salvation in Jesus. As the apostle Peter said while inspired by the Holy Spirit:
Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved (Acts 4:12).
Holy Father, thank you for your painful and costly gift of grace. Please empower me to be a transmitter and sharer of that grace to others. Please bless me with the ability to share the message of Jesus so others can know your salvation and not have to face your justice after having spurned your gracious gift to them in Jesus, in whose name I pray and and will always be so grateful. Amen.
Only Jesus, brothers and sisters, only Jesus!
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