26/03/2023 - IN AN INSTANT

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Therefore this iniquity shall be to you like a breach ready to fall, a bulge in a high wall, whose breaking comes suddenly, in an instant.  Isaiah 30.13

When man assumes his error, he hopes that at the last-minute God will be good and not send him to eternal punishment. The Bible does not say that, but rather offers the opportunity for the person to repent and have his sins forgiven (Acts 2.38-41). Never let yourself be deceived by the evil one, but surrender yourself to Christ. As Judah went into captivity, without salvation, you will be condemned if you are not converted in time.

Never get involved in sinful practices. The work Christ did at Calvary was so that everyone would be saved, receive forgiveness of their sins, and be born again. This must happen to you and to everyone. See the biblical text: Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God (John 3.5). You must be born again!

If you have been used by evil spirits to act wrongly, you can be saved right now. Christ came to shed His blood on behalf of mankind; therefore, you will be freed from the hellish forces at work in your life. All you have to do is accept what He has done for you. The Israelites would no longer be the breached wall if they would amend themselves, but they didn’t.

Samson was very strong and never thought he could lose his strength or leave this life so soon. He knew that he came into the world to free Israel from the Philistines, but his passion for Delilah made him tell his secret to her, the heroine of that people. Therefore, in a short time, he saw his end come (Judges 16.4-31). Nobody should postpone his or her decision; God will not leave it for later. Samson closed the doors of divine mercy.

That son born to an elderly couple had a mission, but the passion for sin led to the end he did not expect. Get right with God now, for tomorrow may be too late. Don’t play with your eternal happiness, for you are like the breached wall about to fall. The Lord wants to give you salvation by recreating your spirit. Do you accept Jesus as your Savior? Tell Him so.

Isaiah prophesied that the inhabitants of Judah would be led into captivity. Similarly, the Bible speaks of the condemnation of anyone who does not surrender to Christ. When you are converted, your spirit will be recreated and the transgressions will be erased from your record, and you will become a new person. Your sins that would lead you to punishment will cease to exist. Your resolution will be eternal: if you are converted, you will be saved; if not, you will be lost forever (John 3.36).

Jesus told of a man who had a good harvest, but wasn’t wise to thank the One who helped him reap so much, saying that he would tear down his barns, build bigger ones, store up his crops and goods, and be at ease, for he had reaped so much. [...] But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?’ [...] (Luke 12.16-20) Think about this and pray!

In Christ, with love,

R. R. Soares