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Devotional: May 25th

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John 3:18

‘He that believeth not’

Read John 3:17-36

Every sin is an infinite evil in the eyes of a holy God, and will be punished eternally in hell, no matter how small and insignificant it may appear in man’s eyes. But the greatest sin in all the world is the sin of unbelief. If you go to hell it will be for this reason: you refused to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. Hear what God says, ‘He that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.’ ‘He that believeth not the Son shall not see life: but the wrath of God abideth on him.’ The hottest place in hell is reserved for ‘good, moral’ people who refuse to believe the gospel. They hear it, and perhaps understand it mentally, but they will not believe. To persist in your unbelief is to commit an unpardonable blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.

Do not try to excuse your unbelief by blaming it on God’s decree. Where is it written in the Bible that God predestinated your sinful unbelief? God’s decree never shut the doors of mercy against anyone. And do not look upon your unbelief as a light thing. Once in a while, I meet with someone who talks as though he is honoring God by confessing his unbelief! If you refuse to believe the gospel, it is your own fault. And it is a hideous crime. By your unbelief, you make God a liar! You are saying that the gospel of God is a lie, the Son of God is not worthy of your trust, the Word of God is not to be believed and the witness of the Spirit is not to be received! Your unbelief exposes your proud hatred of God, your mockery of the blood of Christ and your disdain for the grace of God. There is only one reason why you are not saved, and that is that you will not come to Christ. And the only reason why you will not come is that you will not believe. You do not believe in the merit and sufficiency of Christ’s blood and righteousness. And you do not believe that you need him. Else you would come to him.

Because of your unbelief God will send you to hell! And all God’s creation will say, ‘Amen’ to your eternal damnation yourself included! You must either turn to Christ in faith, or perish. Which will it be?

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