HAVE YOU RECEIVED
GOD'S GIFT?
HAVE YOU RECEIVED GOD'S GIFT?
A gift must be received in order to be en-
joyed!You need God's Gift because you need a
Saviour. "all have sinned, and come short
of the glory of God;" (Rom. 3:23). "there
is no man that sinneth not," (I Kings 8:46).
"the wages of sin is death [eternal separation
from God];" (Rom. 6:23).Someday you must face a holy God in your
sins--unless you find some way to remove
them.The Lord Jesus said, "ye...shall die in
your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come."
(John 8:21)If you try to earn or merit forgiveness and
favour with God (which you can't), you will
never be sure you are saved, for how can you
know that you are good enough and religious
enough?There is the better way! It is "Not by works
of righteousness which we have done, but
according to his mercy he saved us..."
(Titus 3:5)God in His grace and mercy wants to give
you His salvation, by giving you His Son."For God so loved the world, that he
gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not
perish, but have everlasting life." (John
3:16)Paul wrote in 2 Cor. 9:15, "Thanks be
unto God for his unspeakable gift."
When He was just a little baby, God's Gift
was called His "salvation[.]" (See Luke 2:30.)God's Gift, born of the virgin Mary, lived a
perfect life and then gave His blood on the
cross as wicked men nailed Him up to die.But He rose from the grave, that He might
be your Lord and Saviour. He lives as "the
man Jesus Christ" (I Tim. 2:5) in that same
body of flesh and bones in which He was
crucified and buried.See Luke 24:34-43. Note our Lord's own
words, "flesh and bones[.]" He is the same per-
son now, Who came forth from the virgin's
womb, and once lay in Joseph's tomb!
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"(34)Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon. (35)And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread. (36)And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. (37)But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. (38)And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? (39)Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. (40)And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet. (41)And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat? (42)And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb. (43)And he took it, and did eat before them."God says, "as many as received him
[the Lord Jesus], to them gave he power
[the right or the authority] to become the
sons of God, even to them that believe on
his name:" (John 1:12).You MUST receive Him in order to have
eternal life. "He that hath the Son hath
life;" (I John 5:12).It is possible to spurn a gift--to reject it. If
you refuse God's Gift you do so to your own
peril, for "he that hath not the Son of God
hath not life." (I John 5:12)Receive Him today! Just tell Him, in your
own words, that you know are a lost,
guilty sinner, and that you receive Him as your
Lord and Saviour, and that you trust Him to
forgive your sins and give you eternal life.What a tragedy to refuse God's Gift! What
a privilege to receive Him by [repentance and] faith. So take
Him NOW and then believe in and rejoice in
His promise found in John 6:47: "He that
believeth on me hath everlasting life."By Paul J. Levin
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