GOSPEL NUGGET #538

Joh 1:29 ..."Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

And yet, man in his pride says: "Behold! My good character, my good works and my religious deeds which take away the sin of my world!"

If you are looking at yourself and what you are doing in order for you to be saved then you are looking in the wrong direction. Salvation is not to be found in self. Salvation is found in the Savior, who sacrificed Himself for our sins.

"Look to Me, and be saved..." Isa 45:22

To whom or to what are you looking in order to be saved? What is it in your case? Is it "Behold! My goodness that takes away the sin of my world? or is it "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of my world?"

G0SPEL NUGGET # 537

EX 33:5 For the LORD had said to Moses, “Say to the sons of Israel, ‘You are an obstinate people; should I go up in your midst for one moment, I would destroy you.

Though these words apply primarily to Israel, it can be applied to the rest of mankind. 

Man is utterly depraved that apart from the grace of God, apart from the Lord Jesus Christ, there is not a single moment when we are acceptable to God. In ourselves, we are ripe for God’s judgment every single moment.

But thank be God that He gave us the Lord Jesus Christ. 

HEB 7:25 Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.

Every single moment, in ourselves, we are ripe for judgment. But we have the Lord Jesus Christ who always lives moment by moment to make intercession for us. He made a sacrifice on the cross good for all moments, good for all time.

Put your trust in Him and His work on the cross. He is the only way by which God’s judgment and condemnation could be averted.

GOSPEL NUGGET #536

The Lord Jesus Is Good Enough

We will never be good enough in ourselves in order for God to save and accept us. It is a major advance in one's spiritual condition when this truth is realized and humbly accepted. Salvation land is not far away.

Repentance humbly recognizes and acknowledges it while saving faith says: "Yes, I am not good enough and will never be but the Lord Jesus who died for my sins is my representative and substitute and He is good enough for me."

My friend, is He good enough for you?

GOSPEL NUGGET #535

Repent!

Repent --- take God seriously
Repent --- hate and abhor sin
Repent --- realize that you are a sinner bound for judgment, helpless and hopeless to save yourself
Repent --- turn to the Savior, trusting in Him alone and what He did on the cross for salvation

Yes, repent! Repent now!

GOSPEL NUGGET #534

Eph 5:8 ...you were once darkness but now you are light in the Lord

2Co 4:4 ... the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ ...

Mal 4:2 ...The Sun of Righteousness shall arise...

Joh 1:5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

Mt 13:43 "Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father.

As sinners, we are all in a state of darkness. "Darkness" speaks of ignorance, error and sin. Try walking in the dark; you just don't know anything around you (ignorance). You will err and do all kinds of wrong things; you stumble, slip and hit something etcetera (error and sin). As sinners, we are ignorant of God and His ways and we commit all kinds of wrong and we love it so to a point that we can be called "darkness" ourselves!

But the light of the gospel came, the sun of righteousness, the Lord Jesus Christ, has risen to shine its beams on the world, us. If we come out and expose ourselves to Him by faith our whole being will be irradiated with His light, His righteousness will be imputed to us so much so that we ourselves can be called as "light in the Lord." Then we ourselves, who were once darkness "will shine forth as the sun."

My friend, will you come? Will you allow the Light of the world to shine in your heart and shine forth as the sun or Son? Will you come by faith and receive freely the bright beams of righteousness that He offers?

GOSPEL NUGGET # 533

During World War 1 in 1914, England and Germany were at war against each other. Five months into the war about 800,000 soldiers were wounded and killed all in all already.

But something happened on December 25. From the camp of the British soldiers, a "Merry Christmas" sign was raised, then they sang a Christmas carol. The Germans also sang a Christmas carol of their own. Soon, carols were heard from both camps.

Then soldiers from both camps emerged from their trenches unarmed and met with their counterparts right in the middle of the cross fire zone. They sang Christmas songs, conversed with each other , exchanged gifts and played a soccer game! The Germans won 3 to 2.   

Later on, however, when additional troops came, the war resumed. The amazing thing was this --- in memory of the Incarnation, enemies experienced peace with each other, although temporarily.

Today, as we celebrate the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ, let us never forget that peace and reconciliation with God is possible because 2000 years ago the Lord Jesus Christ became a Man. Because of Him, if we trust in Him alone for salvation, we can "play soccer" with God for all eternity.

GOSPEL NUGGET #532

"...Peace be with you."When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side." Joh 20:19-20

Man as a sinner is at enmity with God. He needs to have peace with God and the peace of God. But this peace has its foundation and basis on what the Lord Jesus Christ did on the cross. You see, right after He said: "Peace be with you" He then showed them His nail marks.

Col 1: 20: "... having made peace through the blood of His cross."

You see, it's only through the death of the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary that an enemy of God can become at peace with Him. Come therefore and take refuge, by faith in Him, yes in the Peace Maker and what He did for you on the cross so that you might enjoy peace and reconciliation with God.