GOSPEL NUGGET #437

King's College Chapel

King's College Chapel is an iconic, luxurious and expensive chapel in Cambridge, England. It was begun in 1446 by King Henry VI and took over a century to finish.

It was originally built with one purpose in mind---it was the place where priests would pray for the soul of King Henry VI to secure his salvation.

Had King Henry VI known the Word of God, he would have realized that salvation is through the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, and that salvation is accessible to all by faith in Him.

Men are now held responsible by God to turn to the Savior and put their trust in Him for salvation. You can have all the priests praying for you round the clock, 24/7, but if you have not personally trusted in the Savior and His work on the cross, you will never be saved.

Trust in Him now and be saved. He died for your sins and rose from the dead for your salvation.

GOSPEL NUGGET 436

EX 10:28 Then Pharaoh said to him, “Get away from me! Beware, do not see my face again, for in the day you see my face you shall die!”

 EX 10:29 Moses said, “You are right; I shall never see your face again!”
There is such a thing as hearing the Lord’s message for the last time. 

If you remain stubborn in your sin, there will come a time when God will stop speaking to you and warning you.

That would mean total and final abandonment. And the next thing that will happen is judgment and condemnation.

While you are still able to hear the Gospel call to come, repent and trust in the Savior for salvation, do not harden your hearts. Come to Him now in repentance and faith.

GOSPEL NUGGET #435

EX 10:24 Then Pharaoh called to Moses, and said, “Go, serve the LORD; only let your flocks and your herds be detained…

EX 10:25 But Moses said, “You must also let us have sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice them to the LORD our God.

It is ever Satan’s way to convince us that sinners can approach God without God’s appointed sacrifice. You see, Pharaoh would have them approach Holy God without the prescribed sacrifice of God.

And it is still happening today. Millions, in fact billions, are convinced that they are good to go with God without ever seeing the need and the sole importance of the sacrifice of Christ on the cross for their salvation and acceptance with God.

They look at themselves and say: “I am good to go with God.” They look at the cross and they don’t see any need for it.

But it is not so with the enlightened man Moses. He says that it is a “must.” Look at verse 25: “But Moses said, “You MUST also let us have sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice them to the LORD our God.”

If Moses and the Israelites heeded Pharaoh’s suggestion, if they went out into the wilderness without a sacrifice, then God’s holiness would have consumed all of them in the wilderness.

If you want to be accepted by God, there is only one way---it is only through the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross. The animal sacrifices of the Old Testament were only pictures pointing to the Savior’s ultimate and all-effectual sacrifice.

Trust in what He did on the cross for you and be accepted by God.

GOSPEL NUGGET #434

EX 9:25 The hail struck all that was in the field through all the land of Egypt…
EX 9:26 Only in the land of Goshen, where the sons of Israel were, there was no hail.

As you can see there is no condemnation to those who are in the land of Goshen.

The land of Goshen here is a picture of our position in Christ. Outside of Goshen, there was judgment and destruction. In Goshen, there was peace, security and safety.

You see, outside of Goshen, you can admit that you are a sinner, you can have correct theology that God is the Lord Yahweh and that He is righteous and you are depraved (See all these in Exodus 9:27-28). But if you are not in Goshen, you will be judged.

In the same way, it is not our confession, our correct theology, our religiosity that can save us. What saves a sinner is the blessed fact that he or she is in Christ.

RO 8:1 Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

And you can be in Christ if you trust in Him and what He did on the cross for salvation. Trust and put your confidence in Him now for your salvation.

GOSPEL NUGGET # 433

How Faith In The Savior Is The Opposite Of Pride 

Faith means reliance. It is to depend on the Savior for salvation. To put our reliance and dependence on the Savior and what He did on the cross for salvation is to admit that we are helpless and powerless in ourselves to save ourselves.

Faith in the Savior, therefore, is the response of a humbled sinner, who has seen his own inability to save himself.

A proud person, on the other hand, would rely and depend on himself, his character and his own works and efforts for the salvation of his soul.

He thinks and believes that he can do it. He does not see himself as helpless and powerless to save himself with only one hope of salvation, namely, the Savior and His work on the cross.

When the Bible says: "Believe (rely and depend) on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved," it says that because we could not rely and depend on ourselves for salvation. We need the Savior, who alone can save us.

GOSPEL NUGGET #432

My sister told me about a friend's cousin who died of tuberculosis. I said: "Died of tuberculosis? Why, there is free medication for it at the health center?" It's a sad, sad story when someone dies when they don't have to.

I know someone who have had at least two bouts with TB, and yet, by God's grace, he came out of it still alive and kicking, and most of all, healthy.

He is as poor as a rat. He had no job and no money to pay his way to health. And yet, because the medication was given free, he was brought back to health.

Sadly, spiritually speaking, what I just told you is the painful reality with millions of people today. Millions of people are dying and going to a place of torment when salvation and eternal life are offered free by God.

Ro 6:23 ...the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Eph 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,

Why go to hell when you can be saved freely? Take the free gift of eternal life and salvation today by putting your trust in the Savior and what He did on the cross.