GOSPEL LIGHT #726

Lu 15:20 "And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.

The father here is a picture of God's eagerness to save sinners who turn to Him in repentance. In their culture, it was unusual and undignified for an elder, especially a father, to run. Elders were typically respected figures who maintained a composed and dignified demeanor. By running openly, he risked his reputation. 

That's how propitious and favorable God is toward sinners! In front of the watching angels, God, as it were, ran the distance from heaven to earth, willingly risked His reputation on the cross, becoming a spectacle of shame in the eyes of the watching world.

You don't have to beg Him to be in the "mood" to save you. He is already in the "mood." All you have to do now is to run to Him by faith in Christ for salvation. 

GOSPEL LIGHT #725

"Go To Heaven!"

Lots of people have heard enough of being told to "Go to hell!" Whenever someone commits something bad, they are swiftly written off to hell. In this unloving world, we are in, the harsh condemnation "Go to hell!" is readily pronounced.

However, God's viewpoint is markedly different. Currently, God is passionately calling out to us, crying out aloud "Go to heaven! Be saved!" Yes, there will come a time when God will say "Go to hell!" But, right now, this is the time when God is saying "Go to heaven!" to all of us. Yes, it's about time for you to hear "Go to heaven!" You sinner you! You've done so many horrible things! Go to heaven! Be saved! Repent and trust in what the Lord Jesus Christ did for you. He died for all your sins and was raised again from the dead.

GOSPEL LIGHT #724

"I Challenge You To Speak The First Word Against The Lord Jesus Christ" 

Two travelers on a train were involved in a conversation of a religious nature. One was a skeptic who was very outspoken against Christianity. He cited many things that kept him a skeptic all this time. He detailed all the hypocrisy, evil manipulations, greed, and divisions that mark Christendom. He particularly pointed out the corruption of its various leaders.

In front of them was a Christian silently listening to it all and bowed his head in shame and bearing the deserved reproach. He knew that many of the things that were spoken were true. 

Just then, he was addressed by one of the travelers to join in with them in the discussion. The Christian said: "I noticed that you are a man of good judgment. You read people very, very well. I am a Christian myself and I offer no defense for all the things you leveled against us. But there is one thing that I would like to challenge you on. I Challenge You To Speak The First Word Against The Lord Jesus Christ."

The skeptic was surprised and said: "Well, no! I could not find fault with Him. He was perfect."

"Exactly!" the Christian replied. "That's the reason why my heart was attracted to Him. The more I look at Him, the more I discover how poor, guilty, and sinful man I am. All the evils which those who profess to follow Him have done cannot turn me away from Him. My salvation depends on what the Lord Jesus has done and not on what His professed followers are doing." 

My friend, the Lord Jesus Christ has many imperfect Christians, but, Christians have a perfect Christ. You can be a skeptic against many who profess to be Christians but you can't be a skeptic against their Christ. 

You can be disappointed with Christians but you can never be disappointed with Christ, especially when it comes to the salvation of your soul. Trust in Him and what He did on the cross and find salvation in Him.