SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 10/9/2016 4:17 PM
My Worship Time Focus: PT-3 The Final Call to Belief
Bible Reading &
Meditation Reference: John 12:35-36
Message of the verses: “35 So Jesus said to them, "For a little
while longer the Light is among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that
darkness will not overtake you; he who walks in the darkness does not know
where he goes. 36 “While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you
may become sons of Light." These things Jesus spoke, and He went away and
hid Himself from them.”
As I was
thinking about this section yesterday and also this morning I felt that I could
not leave it without going over once again some of the things that we have been
learning from these two verses, as I believe that they are important for those
of us who are believers, and also for those who read this and are searching for
the truth.
I have
mentioned the fact that during those days before we had the benefit of electricity
and automobiles and other transportation with lights on it we could not travel
at night and be able to see. Jesus is
saying that as long as there was Light (Jesus is the Light) that those who were
listening to Him should understand what He was saying to them, and that was
that they needed to embrace the Light, for soon He would be gone and then they
would be walking in darkness.
I remember
a man who worked for me when I was working at my main job as a supervisor in a foundry
who was telling me after I had explained the gospel to him that when he was in
his home town at a church where he also heard the gospel, but left the church
to go home but did not make a decision for salvation. He said that he wanted to return to the
church as he was driving off, but he never did.
Now here is the point to what Jesus is talking about here in this verse,
a point that we all need to perfectly understand and that is that the Spirit of
God will work in a life for some time, and I don’t know how long that will be,
but if there is no response then He will stop working in that person’s heart
and then that person will turn his back and not be interested in hearing the
gospel again.
I don’t
know if the Spirit of God was done working with my friend since we have both
been retired for many years, but He may have been done or not, the point is
that if you are having a tender heart knowing that the Spirit of God is working
in your heart turn to Him and be saved.
I will close with the lyrics of a song that tells about what
we are talking about.
Over The
Dead-Line
By
Virginia W. Moyer
O
sinner, the Saviour is calling for thee!
Long,
long has He called thee in vain.
He
call'd thee when joy let its crown to thy days,
He
call'd thee in sorrow and pain.
Chorus:
O
turn while the Saviour in mercy is waiting
And
steer for the Harbour Light!
For
how do you know but your soul may be drifting
Over
the dead-line tonight?
O
sinner, thine ears have been deaf to His voice!
Thine
eyes to His glory been dim.
The
calls of thy Saviour have so wearied thee,
O
what if they should weary Him?
O
sinner, the Spirit is striving with thee.
What
if He should strive never more?
But
leave thee alone in thy darkness to dwell
In
sight of the heavenly shore?
O
sinner God's patience may weary some day
And
leave thy sad soul in the blast!
By
willful resistance you've drifted away -
Over
the dead-line at last.
Answer
to yesterday’s Bible question: “Martha”
(Luke 10:38).
Today’s
Bible question: “Which chapter in which
book tells of the heroes of the faith.”
Answer
in our next SD.
10/9/2016
4:44 PM
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