SCRIPTURE: Revelation (NIV) 18:4 Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, my people, so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues. 5 for her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her crimes.
OBSERVATION: God remembered the crimes of this city; He is preparing to send judgment. But God also remembers His people. He will spare them. He calls them out. They are FREE from the coming judgment.
As a holy God, He cannot ignore the sins; as a loving God he cannot withhold mercy from those who are His people.
APPLICATION: Since all have sinned and come short of the glory of God, what makes His people different from all the others? Why can they escape judgment? It is because their sins have already been judged. They were judged as deserving death but are included with those covered by the blood of Jesus’ death on the cross. They had judged themselves guilty and confessed their sins. They had received the death of sinless Jesus as the payment for their sins; they have been FORGIVEN!
Jesus’ death on the cross is still available to cover the sins of anyone who will repent and receive Him as their Lord and Savior. (Romans 6:24-26) Pray with me now…
PRAYER: Lord, I confess that I have sinned and deserve judgment. I believe that you lived a sinless life and your death can be accepted as the payment for my sins. Please forgive my sins and take your rightful place in my life as LORD. Come and live in my heart. Make my life your home. With a humble and grateful heart, I receive you now as my Savior and my Lord. Amen
Pastor Leon
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