19/07/2016 - WORK ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED

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For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us[e] to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit. 1 Peter 3:18

All people are directly and indirectly responsible for Jesus having been nailed on the cross. He died in our place so that God could forgive us. This is the message the Church needs to preach so that everyone may change their direction. Life and death are before you. What will be your choice: the Heaven of light or the suffering in Hell? 

Few people recognize that they were also responsible for the death of the Lord. The fact is that, once He knew the error mankind what commit, God placed our sins upon His Son, and once and for all, the price was paid. When you recognize that He suffered in your place, you too will cherish the forgiveness of your errors and you will be able to go to the Heavenly Mansions, in order to fulfill the wonderful plan of God. Have you done this already? 

It is necessary to recognize that, in Jesus’ judgment and in His crucifixion, you too were included. Once you recognize this, you can be saved and forgiven of your sins. Thus, you become a redeemed citizen. Besides being saved, you will become a member of the Body of Christ, and thus, heir of God and minister of the New Testament. There are many things waiting for those who listen and understand the divine call. 

People who don’t take a stand beside Christ, and who reject Him as Savior, will have a different fate, when they die, from those who were not ashamed of calling Him Brother and Savior. A simple decision will make a big difference in your life. Those who despise the Master´s invitation will remain subject to the direction given by the prince of powers and will go to perdition. 

Don’t join those who curse Pilate and Judas for having collaborated for the death of Jesus, for all of this happened that we might be free of our sins. Join the saved ones and change your eternal fate. It pleased the Lord to bruise Him (Isaiah 53:10) and, at the same time, include us in what He suffered so that we change the course of our lives. 

It does not matter if Jesus’ executioners were guilty of what they did; the Most High had a much greater purpose in the suffering His Son went through in order to deliver us from the hands of the devil. Now, those who learn what was done in their favor and refuses the invitation of salvation will not be considered blameless. The right thing to do is to surrender ourselves to the Lord, accepting the work of Christ in our place and confessing our sins. This way, we will be saved. 

Today, the Spirit of God is convincing us of sin, righteousness and judgment (John 16:8), but, if we remain incredulous, He will not talk to us, and the responsibility will be fully ours. Chose to belong to the Lord! 

In Christ, with love,

R. R. Soares