Tuesday, June 12th, 2012

Romans 3:10-19 “as it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one.” “Their throat is an open grave; they use their tongues to deceive.” “The venom of asps is under their lips.” “Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness.” “Their feet are swift to shed blood; in their paths are ruin and misery, and the way of peace they have not known.” “There is no fear of God before their eyes.” Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God.”

God owes salvation to no one!

The first grace of regeneration is to see ourselves as a sinner who rightly deserves the wrath of God. It is God’s gracious revelation of our true condition that leads us to repent of our sin and call upon the Name of the Lord for forgiveness. The lack of this simple revelation of our true nature reveals the reality of an unregenerate heart.

Do you think you “deserve” to go to heaven? Repent! Do you think you deserve to go to hell? Rejoice in the grace of God that has revealed this to you! If you have not yet done so, ask God to forgive you right now and commit your life to obey and follow Jesus right now!

If you do, please let me know.