By Christopher Wall
In the world that we live in today, there are few things that are as welcome as good news. The grim reality is that we often get very little of it. If you are
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one of those poor souls that decides to turn on the evening news, you will no doubt be bombarded by stories of murder, hunger, and how the politicians in Washington can never agree; it all starts to weigh down a person, huh?
Recently, our church has been going through the book of Nahum, and I was struck by a couple of things. First, by the severity that God deals with those that commit injustice (God always ensures that the punishment fits the crime). And second, by the overwhelming love and grace that God has for His people.
For a bit of context: this book deals with God’s decree of judgment against the Assyrian empire, and the capital of Nineveh specifically, for their treatment of the people of Judah. Judah had been idolatrous and was deserving of the punishment that they received, but God was not going to allow the Assyrians to treat His people that way and not feel His wrath.
Much like the care that a parent has for their child, but in a much greater way, is the care that God has for those that are His. The question then for you and I is, are we His child?
That question can be answered very simply by asking another question, what is your answer about who Jesus is? Jesus left no room for interpretation when He declared dogmatically that, “no one comes to the Father except through Me.” In short, the most important thing in the world is how you view Jesus.
Did Jesus really die for just being a good teacher? Could this many people over the past 2,000 years really have covered up sufficient evidence to debunk the resurrection? Was He just another man with helpful morals?
Perhaps you buy into something like this, but I remain unconvinced by any of these arguments. I feel sure, based on the Word of God, that Jesus is the Son of God, and that God does indeed reign today and that His Son is coming to set up a kingdom in this world!
My question for you is, what will you do with Jesus today? I pray that you would see Him for the glorious Savior that He is and turn to Him in saving faith.
We ought all to echo the sentiment of John in the closing of Revelation, “Even so come, Lord Jesus.”
Chris Wall is the pastor of Mesquite Baptist Church located at: 742 W. Pioneer Blvd Suite A. Additional resources can be found on their website “Mesquite Baptist Church NV.com” and Youtube “@Mesquite Baptist Church NV”
