Some Probing Questions 2

Do know anyone you would trust your soul with except the Lord Jesus Christ?  How long will it be until you believe on the Lord Jesus Christ?  What sin is it that is keeping you from trusting Christ right now?  How long do your intend to insult and provoke Christ with your rejecting unbelief?  How long do you plan to linger on dangerous ground with God's wrath abiding on your soul? *John 3:36* Are you resting on Jesus' finished work alone?  Are you abiding in your sins in the peril of eternal punishment?  Remember God's patience and mercy towards your guilty soul will not last forever; you have provoked Him long enough.

You may know much about the Bible and religion, but do you know the Blood?  Is the Precious Blood of Christ the life-blood of your hope here in time and out in Eternity?  Have you experienced the free forgiveness of sins through faith in Jesus' blood?  Have you ever felt the burden of sin, and have you ever taken that sin-burden to the foot of the Cross and asked Jesus for His mercy?  Are you laboring under a sense of sin with a troubled conscience?  If so, those are the first workings of the Holy Spirit in a lost soul.  Has Christ Jesus ever said to you personally, "Thy sins are forgiven thee."  Have you ever received Christ Jesus into your heart by a simple faith in His atoning blood?  Has the Holy Spirit ever convinced you of your sinfulness and guiltiness before God?  When the commandment comes via the Holy Spirit, He lays down the straight line and shows you your crookedness, helps you to discern your lost estate, the evil of your sins, the emptiness of your own righteousness, and terrors of the wrath to come.

Here it is simply put - Behold the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world, repent towards God, and Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved; then yield up everything to His will, live to His glory, love Him supremely, and you will have joy unspeakable and the peace of God which passeth all understanding.

Eternal life is as Free as the physical life you live, the air you breathe, and the sunlight you enjoy each day.  Almighty God had to become a Jewish man and bleed and die in order to bring the free pardon of sin and eternal life down here to us sinners, and do you really think that your measly works can help purchase the forgiveness of sins for your soul?  Salvation is absolutely Free, not earned.  Can you help contribute to the ransom price for your sins against God?

Are you desiring and willing to receive wisdom and light from above?  Will you give up the light of self and trust in Jesus?  Will you take the Lamb of God who is the Light of Heaven, the bleeding Lamb, to be the light and comfort of your soul?  Will you have your sins laid on the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world, and trust Him as suffering in your place, to make Atonement for your guilt?  Are you a teachable soul ready to receive the engrafted word which is able to save your soul?  Think of your sinful thoughts, words and ways in the light of God's Law, the mirror of His perfect holiness.  How far short have you come of the divine requirements?  Step now into the light of God's Law, the light of God's blessings and mercies towards you, the light of the Cross, the light of the Resurrection, the light of Jesus' second coming, and the judgment to come.  Just who are you trying to impress anyhow?  If its not the Crucified Creator, then your life is being lived absolutely in vain.

How will your secret actions appear in the light of the day of Judgment, and how will they weigh in the infallible balances of divine justice?  All boasting is excluded with the Law and at the Cross.  Have you not lingered long enough in sin and unbelief?  Have you not rejected Christ enough times already?  Should you not now give up resolving and get down to business concerning your soul like someone with good sense?  Christ Jesus must be received by you personally by an act of faith into your innermost soul.  Do you know what it is to receive the water of life freely which Jesus Christ bestows on thirsty souls that call upon His name in truth?  Have you the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works?  Every man under the sun is going to believe in someone or something; be wise, believe on the Lord Jesus Christ Himself.

Religion and self-righteous human nature invents its own plan of salvation, and winds up in hell because it thinks it can help out Jesus Christ.  Have your sins been freely pardoned by Christ Himself?  Suppose you were to die where you are right now and have to appear before your Maker unforgiven, where would you be for all Eternity?  The self-righteous religionist is unable to believe that the Gospel is a simple matter; the religious carnal mind looks for difficulty and complex preparation; they hear the words, but they miss the spirit and central sense of the Gospel; the grace and freeness of Christ's love surpasses their self-righteous thoughts.

Cast your soul on the Lord Jesus Christ by a simple faith in His Precious Blood.  Rest in the power of the Holy Spirit to help you overcome your inward corruption and outward foolishness.  You will never find peace in the ways of sin.  The safety of a building depends mainly upon its foundation.  Are you building on the sure foundation, on Christ Himself?  There is not one single work required from you to help complete Christ's perfect blood atonement for human sin.  Has the ransom price been fully paid by Christ's Blood for your sins?

Do you try to avoid doing the things that grieve the Holy Spirit and Christ Jesus?  You can spend many hours with recreation, entertainment and men, but how much time to you spend with your Maker at the throne of grace?  Who and what are you seeking in this life?  What are you personally doing now to further the gospel and kingdom of God for Jesus' sake?  Redeem the time - Tell out the story of eternal redemption through the Precious Blood of God manifest in the flesh everywhere you go.  What are you personally doing to save some soul from sin today?  The best proof of your sincerity and love for Christ is your own personal holiness and sincere effort and determination to glorify Christ and wins souls to Him in some practical way.  Words are leaves; but actions are fruit.